avlat
Swedish
Etymology
Old Swedish aflat, from Middle Low German aflat (“forgiveness”), from verb aflaten (“to forgive, to pardon”), equivalent to av- (“off”) + låta (“to allow, to let”). Cognate with Icelandic aflát, Danish avlad, German Ablass, Dutch aflaat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːvˌlɑːt/
Noun
avlat c
- (Roman Catholicism, usually in the singular) indulgence (release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory)
Declension
| Declension of avlat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | avlat | avlaten | avlater | avlaterna |
| Genitive | avlats | avlatens | avlaters | avlaternas |
Derived terms
- avlatsbrev
- avlatsförsäljare
- avlatsförsäljning
- avlatshandel
- avlatskrämare
- avlatskrämeri
- avlatsköp
- avlatsmedel
- avlatsår
References
- avlat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avlat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- avlat in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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