undersåte
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish undirsate, from Middle Low German undersate. Originally in the sense "one who sits below". Cognate with Norwegian undersått.
Noun
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- (chiefly dated or ironic) subject (person ruled over by others, especially others who are not democratically elected, for example a citizen in a monarchy)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of undersåte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | undersåte | undersåten | undersåtar | undersåtarna |
| Genitive | undersåtes | undersåtens | undersåtars | undersåtarnas |
References
[edit]- undersåte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- undersåte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- undersåte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- undersåte in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)