velfærdssamfund

Danish

Etymology

From velfærd (“welfare”) +‎ samfund (“society”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɛlfɛɐ̯ssɑmˌfɔnˀ], [ˈʋɛlfɛɐ̯sɑmˌfɔnˀ]

Noun

velfærdssamfund n (singular definite velfærdssamfundet, plural indefinite velfærdssamfund)

  1. welfare state (a society in which the state takes a major responsibility in supporting the social welfare of all citizens, typical of the Scandinavian countries in the 20th century)
    Synonym: velfærdsstat

Declension
Declension of velfærdssamfund
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative velfærdssamfund velfærdssamfundet velfærdssamfund velfærdssamfundene
genitive velfærdssamfunds velfærdssamfundets velfærdssamfunds velfærdssamfundenes

References
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