samfund

Equivalent to sam- (“co-”) +‎ fund (“finding, (obsolete) meeting”). From Old Norse samfundr (“gathering”), cognate with Norwegian samfunn, Swedish samfund.

• IPA^(key): /samfonˀ/, [ˈsɑmˌfɔnˀ]

samfund n (singular definite samfundet, plural indefinite samfund, in compounds: samfunds-)

1. society (a group of people living together in an area or the institutions of such a group)
2. society, community (an association of people sharing common beliefs)
3. (archaic) social intercourse

• “samfund” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “samfund” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

samfund n (definite singular samfundet, indefinite plural samfund, definite plural samfunda)

1. (pre-1938) alternative form of samfunn

From Old Norse samfundr, equivalent to sam- (“co-”) +‎ fund (“meeting, get-together”).

samfund n

1. a federation (especially of religious organizations)

• trossamfund