allmänhet

Swedish

Etymology

allmän +‎ -het

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalːmɛnˌheːt/

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Noun

allmänhet c

1. public; people in general
   • 1867, Malmström, Bernhard Elis, Samlade skrifter: Grunddragen af svenska vitterheters historia. 5 vol. 1866-68, N.M. Lindh, Volume 2, page 454:

     Allmänheter, såsom alla mäktiga, älska ej gerna att höra sina fel.

     Publics, as all powerful, does not love to hear their faults.

Usage notes

• Plural is rare.
• "Språket", Sveriges Radio, P1, on February 22, 2011, discussed a specialized use of this word among police and guards, en allmänhet (“a commoner, member of the common people”), referring to one person not directly involved in a crime, but a potential witness. See also personal.

Declension

Declension of allmänhet
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	allmänhet	allmänheten	allmänheter	allmänheterna
Genitive	allmänhets	allmänhetens	allmänheters	allmänheternas

Related terms

• allmänning
• i allmänhet

Further reading

• allmänhet in Svensk ordbok.