Noun: velfærd
Gender: Common, Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | velfærd |
| Sg. definite | velfærden; velfærdet |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | velfærds |
| Sg. definite | velfærdens; velfærdets |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like velfærd
dyrevelfærd,
plastic,
nikotin,
djævelskab,
carbondioxid,
falsk,
fluor,
plast,
tål,
svovl,
slang,
xenon,
alabast,
hydrogennitrat,
hedenskab,
velfærd,
kuldioxid,
desmer,
fosfor,
cobalt, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Equivalent to vel (“well”) + færd (“journey”). From Old Norse velferð (“prosperity”), a verbal noun of the phrase fara vel. Compare also Swedish välfärd, German Wohlfahrt, Dutch welvaart. See: Swedish Nouns '
välfärd', German Nouns '
Wohlfahrt', Dutch Nouns '
welvaart'.
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