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Definition 2024
skolväsen
skolväsen
Swedish
Alternative forms
- skolväsende
Noun
skolväsen n
- all schools (of a country, and their administration and teacher training), the educational system
Declension
Declension of skolväsen
| uncountable | uncountable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | skolväsen | skolväsendet | ||
| genitive | skolväsens | skolväsendets | ||
Usage notes
- All agree that the definite form is väsendet, but the indefinite has varied between väsende (SAOL, 1889) and väsen (1923). Both are allowed (2010).
References
- Skolväsende in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
- skolväsen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
- skolväsen el. skolväsende, Svenska Akademiens ordlista (13th ed., 2010)