beskaffenhet

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From beskaffen +‎ -het, compare with German Beschaffenheit. === Noun === beskaffenhet f or m (definite singular beskaffenheta or beskaffenheten, indefinite plural beskaffenheter, definite plural beskaffenhetene) character, nature === References === “beskaffenhet” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === beskaffad (“constituted”) +‎ -het (“-ness, -ity”) === Noun === beskaffenhet c nature, character ==== 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 ==== === References === “beskaffenhet”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “beskaffenhet”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)