tjänst

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish thienst, þiǣnist, þiānist (“service, decoration of honor”), possibly from Old Saxon thionust or Old Frisian thianost, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz. Akin to German Dienst, Dutch dienst. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɕɛnst/ Rhymes: -ɛnst === Noun === tjänst c a favor a position, a job, an employment, especially a public office (including jobs such as permanently employed teachers) service ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “tjänst”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tjänst”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tjänst”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) tjänst in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)