urkund

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Urkunde (document; certificate), from erkennen (recognize; identify). Cognate of Dutch oorkonde. By surface analysis, ur- (primeval; original) + kund (customer). First attested in 1795.[1]

Noun

urkund c

  1. (law) document
    • 2017 March 1, Johan Furusjö, “Mona Sahlins intygsskandaler – på 30 sekunder [Mona Sahlin's certificate scandals – in 30 seconds.]”, in Aftonbladet:
      Livvakten erkänner sig skyldig till brukande av osann urkund.
      The bodyguard pleads guilty to the use of false documents.
    • 2020 March 9, “Villkorlig dom för kvinna som visade ”grekiskt” körkort för polisen [Suspended sentence for woman who showed a "Greek" driver's license to the police.]”, in Hallandsposten:
      Brukande av falsk urkund kan ge fängelsestraff. Men den 59-åriga kvinnan befaras inte fortsätta sin brottsliga bana och får därmed en villkorlig dom.
      Using a false document can lead to imprisonment. However, the 59-year-old woman is not expected to continue her criminal path and is thus given a suspended sentence.
  2. An original document; a source, record or reference.
    • 2020 January 8, “Vi vill inte heta 'mormoner' längre [We don't want to be called 'Mormons' anymore.]”, in Dagen:
      Öknamnet mormon kommer av att kyrkan, tillsammans med Bibeln även har Mormons Bok som helig skrift. Detta är en urkund som gavs till Joseph Smith och som han översatte.
      The nickname "Mormon" originates from the fact that the church, along with the Bible, also has the Book of Mormon as a sacred scripture. This is a record given to Joseph Smith, which he translated.
    • 2022 May 24, Dan Jönsson, “I Daouds texter synas civilisationsprojektets skuggsida [In Daoud's texts, the dark side of the civilizational project is revealed.]”, in OBS, Sveriges Radio:
      Om den europeiska kolonialismen har en litterär urkund tänker jag mig att det måste vara Daniel Defoes berättelse om Robinson Kruse.
      If European colonialism has a literary source, I imagine it must be Daniel Defoe's tale of Robinson Crusoe.

Declension

Declension of urkund 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative urkund urkunden urkunder urkunderna
Genitive urkunds urkundens urkunders urkundernas

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