sedelära

Swedish

Etymology

From sed +‎ -e- +‎ lära. First attested in 1712. Compare Dutch zedenkunde.

Noun

sedelära c

  1. ethics, moral philosophy
    Synonyms: etik, moralfilosofi
    • 1886, August Strindberg, Tjänstekvinnans son II [The Son of a Servant II]‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Lunds universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 2 December 2025:
      Sin sedelära fick han eller tog han från Kant.
      He received—or took—his moral philosophy from Kant.

Declension

Declension of sedelära
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sedelära sedeläras
definite sedeläran sedelärans
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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