Gender neutral language in Swedish: Difference between revisions

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* '''Gemene folk/personer/människor.''' Neutral, will be understood. Means "people/persons/humans in general" and can be used as non-androgeneralizing alternatives for "gemene man" (common man).

* Gudom/Gud. Neutral, standard. Means ~~Gudinna, gud → Gudom,~~ gud

* '''Gudom/Gud.''' Neutral, standard. Means deity/god and can be used as gender-neutral terms instead of separating gud (god) and gudinna (godess).

~~Herren på täppan, herreman på täppan →~~ ''Starkast på täppan, högst på täppan''

* '''Starkast på täppan, högst på täppan.''' Neutral, will be understood. Means Strongest/Highest on the Hill and can be used as gender-inclusive alternatives to refer to the game commonly called "Herren på Täppan/Herreman på Täppan" (Lord/Lordman on the Hill).

~~Herravälde →~~ Härskarvälde

* '''Härskarvälde.''' Neutral, standard. Means reign/rulerreign/rulership and can be use as a non-androcentric alternative to "herravälde" ("male-"lordreign).

~~Husmanskost →~~ ''Huskost, ~~hushållskost'~~'

* '''Huskost/Hushållskost.''' Neutral, will be understood. Means house/household-diet/cuisine (traditional home cooked food) and can be used as a non-androgeneralizing alternative for "husmanskost" (house-man's-diet/cuisine).

~~Kunglig →~~ Rojal

* '''Rojal.''' Neutral, will be understood. Means royal and can be used as a non-androgeneralizing alternative for "kunglig" (meaning royal but is formed like "kingly").

~~Legogubbe → Legofigur~~

* '''LEGO-figur/LEGO-minifigur.''' Neutral, standard. Means LEGO-figure/LEGO-minifigure and can be used as a non-androgeneralizing alternative for "LEGO-gubbe" (LEGO-man).

~~Lekman~~, lekmän ~~→ Lekperson, lekfolk~~

* '''Lekperson/Lekfolk.''' Neutral, standard. Means layperson/laypeople and can be used as a non-androgeneralizing alternative for "lekman/lekmän" (layman/laymen).

~~Manstyrka →~~ Arbetsstyrka~~, arbetskraft~~, teamstyrka, lagstyrka, personalstyrka

* '''Arbetsstyrka/Arbetskraft, teamstyrka/lagstyrka, personalstyrka.''' Means workforce-team/staff/crew strength/force/power and can be used as non-androgeneralizing alternatives for "manstyrka" (man power).

~~Snögubbe →~~ Snöfigur, ~~snövän, snöperson~~

* '''Snöfigur/Snövän/Snöperson.''' Neutral, will be unserstood. Means snowfigure/snowfriend/snowperson and can be used as non-androgeneralizing alternatives for "snögubbe" (snowman).

~~Spelgubbe →~~ Karaktär

* '''Karaktär.''' Neutral, standard. Means character/playing-character and can be used as non-androgeneralizing alternatives for "spelgubbe/gubbe" (playing-man/man).

~~Trollkarl →~~ Förtrollare, ~~trollkonstnär, förhäxare, häxkonstnär, magiker~~

* '''Förtrollare/Trollkonstnär/Förhäxare/Häxkonstnär/Magiker.''' Neutral. Means enchanter/enchantment artist/bewitcher/witchcrafter-witchcraft artist/magician and can be used as non-androgeneralizing alternatives for "trollkarl" (magic/enchanter-man, warlock/wizard). They can also be used to avoid the feminine connotation to häxa (witch).

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