samfund

== Danish == === Etymology === Equivalent to sam- (“co-”) +‎ fund (“finding, (obsolete) meeting”). From Old Norse samfundr (“gathering”), cognate with Norwegian samfunn, Swedish samfund. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /samfonˀ/, [ˈsɑmˌfɔnˀ] === Noun === samfund n (singular definite samfundet, plural indefinite samfund, in compounds: samfunds-) society (a group of people living together in an area or the institutions of such a group) society, community (an association of people sharing common beliefs) (archaic) social intercourse ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== References ==== “samfund” in Den Danske Ordbog “samfund” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === samfund n (definite singular samfundet, indefinite plural samfund, definite plural samfunda) (pre-1938) alternative form of samfunn == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse samfundr, equivalent to sam- (“co-”) +‎ fund (“meeting, get-together”). === Noun === samfund n a federation (especially of religious organizations) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== trossamfund