tjänst

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Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ɕɛnst/
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnst

Noun

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tjänst c

  1. a favor
    Kan du göra mig en tjänst?
    Could you do me a favor?
  2. a position, a job, an employment, especially a public office (including jobs such as permanently employed teachers)
    Jag har haft olika vikariat, men jag hoppas snart få en tjänst.
    I have had temporary employments, replacing people on leaves, but I hope soon getting a permanent position.
  3. service
    en medalj för lång och trogen tjänst
    a medal for long service and devotion
    (literally, “a medal for long and faithful service”)

Declension

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Declension of tjänst
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjänst tjänsts
definite tjänsten tjänstens
plural indefinite tjänster tjänsters
definite tjänsterna tjänsternas

Derived terms

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References

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