beläte
See also: belate
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish biläte, from Old Saxon biliði (“image”). Doublet of bild.
Noun
beläte n
- a graven image (often a primitive or clumsy one)
- Synonym: avgudabild
- (by extension) something ugly (generally)
- (biblical) an image, likeness
- Guds beläte
- God's image
Declension
| Declension of beläte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | beläte | belätet | beläten | belätena |
| Genitive | belätes | belätets | belätens | belätenas |
References
- beläte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- beläte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- beläte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)