självständig

== Swedish == === Etymology === From själv (“self”) +‎ stånd (“stand”) +‎ -ig (“-y”), similar to German selbständig. The Swedish/German verb stå/stehen (“to stand”) is the basis for the noun stånd/Stand (“standing”), which can mean both upright standing (without support) and still standing (without movement or change). The still-standing meaning with umlaut and the -ig ending forms the adjective ständig/ständig (“permanent”). But in självständig/selbständig, the same transformation is based on the upright-standing meaning. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === självständig independent (of a person or the like) independent (of a country, agency, or the like) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== självständighet självständiggöra === References === “självständig”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “självständig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “självständig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)