ansvar

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from Proto-Germanic *andaswarō, cognate with English answer. A compound of *anda- (“against”) +‎ *swarō (“solemn statement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ansvaːˀr/, [ˈanˌsʋ̥ɑˀ]

Noun

ansvar n (singular definite ansvaret, plural indefinite ansvar)

1. responsibility (the state of being responsible)
2. liability (an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone)
3. blame

Declension

Declension of ansvar

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ansvar	ansvaret	ansvar	ansvarene
genitive	ansvars	ansvarets	ansvars	ansvarenes

Derived terms

• ansvarlig

Further reading

• “ansvar” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ansvar” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

Noun

ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara or ansvarene)

1. responsibility
2. (economy) liability
3. blame

Derived terms

• ansvarlig

References

• “ansvar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

Noun

ansvar n (definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara)

1. responsibility
2. (economy) liability
3. blame

References

• “ansvar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- (“against, opposing”) and svar (“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare with English answer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ansvar n

1. responsibility (the state of being responsible)
2. responsibility; a duty or obligation

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

Declension

Declension of ansvar

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ansvar	ansvars
	definite	ansvaret	ansvarets
plural	indefinite	ansvar	ansvars
	definite	ansvaren	ansvarens

Related terms

• ansvara
• ansvarsförsäkring
• ansvarsfull
• ansvarslös
• skadeansvar

Further reading

• ansvar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ansvar in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• svanar, varans, varnas