serendipitet

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Calque of English serendipity, equivalent to Serendip +‎ -itet. Attested since 1997.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /serendɪpɪˈteːt/
  • Rhymes: -eːt
  • Hyphenation: ser‧en‧di‧pi‧tet

Noun

serendipitet m (definite singular serendipiteten, indefinite plural serendipiteter, definite plural serendipitetene)

  1. serendipity (the discovery of something by accident while investigating something quite different)

References

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of English serendipity, equivalent to Serendip +‎ -itet. Attested since 1998.

Noun

serendipitet c

  1. serendipity (the discovery of something by accident while investigating something quite different)

Declension

Declension of serendipitet
nominative genitive
singular indefinite serendipitet serendipitets
definite serendipiteten serendipitetens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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