arvode
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish arvoþe (“work; chore”), from Old Norse erfiði (“toil; hard work”), from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiją (“toil; work; hardship”).
Noun
arvode n
- fee, emolument
Usage notes
Commonly used to describe compensation for work performed when such work is temporary and mind-intensive (rather than body-intensive).
Declension
| Declension of arvode | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | arvode | arvodet | arvoden | arvodena |
| Genitive | arvodes | arvodets | arvodens | arvodenas |
Synonyms
- ersättning
- gage
- honorar
- inkomst
- lön
- traktamente
Derived terms
- arvodera
- författararvode
- förskottsarvode
- mäklararvode
References
- arvode in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- arvode in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- arvode in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- arvode in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)