almen
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== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
A merger of two words: 1. older algemen, from al (“all”) + gemen (“common”), a calque of German allgemein; 2. Swedish allmän, from Old Norse almennr, from Proto-Germanic *alamannijaz. Derived from *alamann- (“mankind”), which is itself a compound of *ala- (“all”) + *mann- (“man”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /almeːˀn/, [ˈalˌmeˀn]
=== Adjective ===
almen (neuter alment, plural and definite singular attributive almene)
common
public
general
universal
==== Declension ====
==== Synonyms ====
(common): almindelig
(general): generel
==== Antonyms ====
(antonym(s) of “general”): speciel
(antonym(s) of “public”): privat
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
“almen” in Den Danske Ordbog
== Dutch ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ɑlmən
=== Noun ===
almen
plural of alm
== Italian ==
=== Adverb ===
almen (apocopated)
apocopic form of almeno
=== Anagrams ===
lemna
== Norwegian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
allmenn (standard Bokmål)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse almennr, influenced by German allgemein (“common to all”) (gemein).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
almen
which applies to all
public
common, ordinary, general
universal
==== Derived terms ====
almenhet
almening
==== Compounds ====
almendannelse
almendannende
almenfag
almenfaglig
almenfarlig
almenfattelig
almengyldig
almenkulturell
almenkunnskap
almenmedisin
almenmenneskelig
almenpreventiv
=== Adverb ===
almen
generally
=== Usage notes ===
This word is only used in Norwegian Riksmål.
=== References ===
“almen” in The Ordnett Dictionary
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɑlmən/
Rhymes: -ən
=== Noun ===
almen
definite singular of alm
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɑlmɛn/, /ˈɑlmən/
=== Noun ===
almen m
definite singular of alm
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
almen
definite singular of alm
=== Anagrams ===
lemna, malen