stolthet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From stolt +‎ -het.

Noun

stolthet f or m (definite singular stoltheta or stoltheten, indefinite plural stoltheter, definite plural stolthetene)

  1. pride (state of being proud).
  2. someone or something one is proud of.

See also

  • stoltheit (Nynorsk)

References

Swedish

Etymology

stolt +‎ -het

Pronunciation

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Noun

stolthet c

  1. pride
    Jag noterar med stolthet att vår kebabsås vunnit flera prestigefyllda priser
    I note with pride that our kebab sauce has won several prestigious awards
    svälja sin stolthet
    swallow one's pride
    Hans stolthet hindrade honom från att söka hjälp
    His pride prevented him from seeking help
    Basketlaget var stadens stolthet
    The basketball team was the pride of the city

Declension

Declension of stolthet
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stolthet stolthets
definite stoltheten stolthetens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

See also

  • högmod (“pride, arrogance”) (pride in a more intrinsically negative sense)
  • övermod

References

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