ansvar

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic *andaswarō, cognate with English answer. A compound of *anda- (“against”) +‎ *swarō (“solemn statement”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ansvaːˀr/, [ˈanˌsʋ̥ɑˀ] === Noun === ansvar n (singular definite ansvaret, plural indefinite ansvar) responsibility (the state of being responsible) liability (an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone) blame ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ansvarlig === Further reading === “ansvar” in Den Danske Ordbog “ansvar” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer. === Noun === ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara or ansvarene) responsibility (economy) liability blame ==== Derived terms ==== ansvarlig === References === “ansvar” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer. === Noun === ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara) responsibility (economy) liability blame === References === “ansvar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === ansvar n responsibility (the state of being responsible) responsibility; a duty or obligation ==== Usage notes ==== Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ansvara ansvarsfull ansvarslös ansvarsförsäkring === Further reading === “ansvar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === svanar, varans, varnas