äktenskap

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish äktaskap, a calque of Middle Low German echteschap, equivalent to äkta (“married”) +‎ -skap (“-hood”). Likely influenced by words like vetenskap, räkenskap, and dryckenskap. Compare Danish ægteskab, Norwegian ekteskap. === Pronunciation === === Noun === äktenskap n marriage (state of being married) Synonym: (somewhat formal) gifte ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== äktenskaplig === References === äktenskap in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker äktenskap in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1922) === Further reading === äktenskap on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv