grunnsannhet

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From grunn (“ground, basis, foundation”) +‎ sannhet (“truth”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk grunnsanning and Danish grundsandhed (“fundamental truth, axiom”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡrʉnːˌsanː.heːt/ Rhymes: -eːt Hyphenation: grunn‧sann‧het === Noun === grunnsannhet f or m (definite singular grunnsannheta or grunnsannheten, indefinite plural grunnsannheter, definite plural grunnsannhetene) (literary, religion) fundamental truth, axiom; a generally accepted truth or proposition on which a doctrine or system of belief is based, and which does not require proof. Synonyms: aksiom, grunnsetning Disse læresetningene ble fremstilt som grunnsannheter. ― These doctrines were presented as fundamental truths. === References === “grunnsannhet” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “grunnsannhet” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).