avsikt

Swedish

Etymology

From the verb avse (“to intend”), similar to how se (“to see”) → sikt (“sight”).

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Noun

avsikt c

  1. an intention, an intent, a purpose
    Det var inte min avsikt
    It was not my intention
    göra något med avsikt
    do something on purpose (with intention – a bit more commonly and less formally expressed as med flit)

Declension
Declension of avsikt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative avsikt avsikten avsikter avsikterna
Genitive avsikts avsiktens avsikters avsikternas

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