jämställa

Swedish

Etymology

jämn + ställa. SAOB (edited in 1934) lists this word as jämnställa, first seen in 1880. In the mid 1970s, the past participle jämställd and its derivative jämställdhet take on a special meaning of gender equality. See jämställdhet.

Verb

jämställa

  1. to equal, to compare, to put on an equal standing

Conjugation

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