bättring

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bätring, equivalent to bättra +‎ -ing. Compare Danish bedring, German Besserung.

Noun

bättring c

  1. improvement
    De kräver bättringar. ― They demand improvements.
  2. recovery (return to normal health)
    Jag önskar dig god bättring. ― I wish you a speedy recovery.
  3. (moral) betterment
    Försoning förutsätter bot och bättring, och inte bara ångerfulla ord.
    Reconciliation requires penance and betterment, and not just words of remorse.

Declension

Declension of bättring 1
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bättring bättrings
definite bättringen bättringens
plural indefinite bättringar bättringars
definite bättringarna bättringarnas
Declension of bättring 2, 3
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bättring bättrings
definite bättringen bättringens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

References

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