samvær

Danish

Etymology

sam- (“co-”) +‎ være (“being”). Compare Old Norse, Icelandic samvera, Swedish samvaro, Old English samwist (“cohabitation, living together, matrimony”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɑmˌʋɛˀɐ̯], [ˈsɑmˌʋɛɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

samvær n (singular definite samværet, plural indefinite samvær)

  1. company
  2. visitation (time that a child spends with a non-custodial parent)

Declension
Declension of samvær
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative samvær samværet samvær samværene
genitive samværs samværets samværs samværenes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sam- +‎ være.

Noun

samvær n (definite singular samværet, indefinite plural samvær, definite plural samværa or samværene)

  1. company, being together

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sam- +‎ være.

Noun

samvær n (definite singular samværet, indefinite plural samvær, definite plural samværa)

  1. company, being together

Alternative forms

References
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