skolväsen

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === skolväsende === Etymology === skola +‎ -väsen, like German Schulwesen. === Noun === skolväsen n all schools (of a country, and their administration and teacher training), the educational system ==== Usage notes ==== All agree that the definite form is väsendet, but the indefinite has varied between väsende (SAOL, 1889) and väsen (1923). Both are allowed (2010). ==== Declension ==== === References === Skolväsende in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889) skolväsen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923) skolväsen el. skolväsende, Svenska Akademiens ordlista (13th ed., 2010) === Further reading === “skolväsen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)