velfærdsstat
Danish
Etymology
velfærd (“welfare”) + stat (“state”). Calque of German Wohlfahrtsstaat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋɛlfɛɐ̯sˌsd̥æˀd̥], [ˈʋɛlfɛɐ̯ˌsd̥æˀd̥]
Noun
velfærdsstat
- 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: velfærdssamfund
Declension
Declension of velfærdsstat
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | velfærdsstat | velfærdsstaten | velfærdsstater | velfærdsstaterne |
| genitive | velfærdsstats | velfærdsstatens | velfærdsstaters | velfærdsstaternes |
References
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