jantelag

Swedish

Etymology

jante +‎ lag (“law”)

Noun

jantelag c

  1. (usually in the definite "jantelagen") Law of Jante
    Synonym: (colloquial) jante
    Jantelag rådde på jobbet
    Jante law reigned at work
    Det där är nån sorts jantelag
    That's some kind of Jante law
    Hon bröt mot många jantelagar
    She broke many Jante laws

Usage notes

Common in non-definite forms as well, like in the examples.

Declension

Declension of jantelag
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jantelag jantelags
definite jantelagen jantelagens
plural indefinite jantelagar jantelagars
definite jantelagarna jantelagarnas

References

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