Danish

Noun

ansvar n (singular definite ansvaret, not used in plural form)

1. responsibility (the state of being responsible)
2. liability (an obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone)
3. blame

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- ‎(“against, opposing”) and svar ‎(“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare English answer.

Noun

ansvar n ‎(definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara or ansvarene)

1. responsibility
2. (economy) liability
3. blame

Derived terms

• ansvarlig

References

• “ansvar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- ‎(“against, opposing”) and svar ‎(“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare English answer.

Noun

ansvar n ‎(definite singular ansvaret, indefinite plural ansvar, definite plural ansvara)

1. responsibility
2. (economy) liability
3. blame

References

• “ansvar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse andsvar, from and- ‎(“against, opposing”) and svar ‎(“answer, reply”) (Proto-Germanic *andaswarō). Compare English answer.

Pronunciation

Noun

ansvar n

1. responsibility (the state of being responsible)
2. responsibility; a duty or obligation

Declension

Usage notes

• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.

Related terms

• ansvarsförsäkring
• ansvarsfull
• ansvarslös
• skadeansvar