almen

almen

See also: Almen

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse almennr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /almeːn/, [ˈalˌmeːˀn]

Adjective

almen

1. common
2. public
3. general
4. universal

Inflection

Inflection of almen
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	almen	—	—2
Neuter singular	alment	—	—2
Plural	almene	—	—2
Definite attributive1	almene	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• (common): almindelig
• (general): generel

Antonyms

• (general): speciel
• (public): privat

Derived terms

• almen
• almenbefindende
• almenbegreb
• almendannelse
• almendannende
• almeneje
• almengyldig
• almengøre
• almenhed
• almeninteresse
• almenkendt
• almenmenneskelig
• almennyttig
• almenskadelig
• almenskole
• almensprog
• almentdannende
• almentilstand
• almenvel
• almenviden

 

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Noun

almen

1. Plural form of alm

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Adverb

almen

1. Apocopic form of almeno

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• allmenn (standard Bokmål)

Etymology

From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein)

Adjective

almen

1. which applies to all

   almen stemmerett

   voting rights for all

   almen verneplikt

   involuntary military service (conscription) for all

2. public

   Saken har almen interesse.

   The general public is interested in the matter.

   et alment gode

   a benefit that is available to the public

3. common, ordinary, general

   Det er en vanlig oppfatning.

   That is a common conception.

   Han kom med noen almene betraktninger

   He gave some general perceptions.

4. universal

   almene sannheter

   general truths

   en hellig, almen kirke

   a holy, universal church

Derived terms

• almenhet
• almening

Compounds

• almendannelse
• almendannende
• almenfag
• almenfaglig
• almenfarlig
• almenfattelig
• almengyldig
• almenkulturell
• almenkunnskap
• almenmedisin
• almenmenneskelig
• almenpreventiv

Adverb

almen

1. generally

   Det er alment kjent.

   It is generally (well) known.

Usage notes

This word is only used in Norwegian Riksmål.

References

• “almen” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmən/
• Rhymes: -ən

Noun

almen

1. definite singular of alm

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlmɛn/, /ˈɑlmən/

Noun

almen m

1. definite singular of alm

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Swedish

Noun

almen

1. definite singular of alm