vite – Swedish noun declension

Swedish noun forms of vite

Noun: vite
Hyphenation:
Gender: Neuter

Nominative

Sg. Indef.vite
Sg. Def.vitet
Pl. Indef.viten
Pl. Def.vitena

Genitive

Sg. Indef.vites
Sg. Def.vitets
Pl. Indef.vitens
Pl. Def.vitenas

Sample Sentences

  • utdöma vite (impose a (monetary) penalty)
  • att åläggas att göra något vid vite av 20 000 kronor (to be ordered to do something under penalty of a fine of 20,000 kronor)

Etymology

From Old Swedish vite (“penalty”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną. Compare Icelandic víti and English wite (“penalty”). See: Icelandic Nouns 'víti', English Nouns 'wite'.

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