saknad

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse saknaðr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²sɑːknɑ/, /²sɑːknɑd/

Noun

saknad m (definite singular saknaden, indefinite plural saknadar or saknader, definite plural saknadane or saknadene)

  1. longing, lack, melancholy, wistfulness

Synonyms

References

Swedish

Etymology

Past participle of sakna.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

saknad

  1. missing (not able to be located)
    att vara anmäld saknad
    to be reported missing

Inflection
Inflection of saknad
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular saknad — —
Neuter singular saknat — —
Plural saknade — —
Masculine plural3 saknade — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 saknade — —
All saknade — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Noun

saknad c

  1. missing (with sadness) someone or something that is absent or no longer exists, (sad) longing, wistfulness, "missing" (as a noun)
    saknaden efter en död släkting
    missing ("the missing (feeling of missing) after") a dead relative
  2. (somewhat dated) lack (of something, more generally)

Usage notes

Might sometimes need to be rewritten with "loss" or the like to sound natural when translated in (sense 1).

Declension
Declension of saknad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative saknad saknaden saknader saknaderna
Genitive saknads saknadens saknaders saknadernas

Participle

saknad

  1. past participle of sakna

References

Anagrams
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