livstid

Swedish

Etymology

From liv +‎ -s- +‎ tid.

Noun

livstid c

1. age (whole duration of a being), a lifetime

   Bach och Mozart fick inte uppleva jazzarrangemang av sina kompositioner under sina livstider.

   Bach and Mozart did not experience jazz arrangements of their compositions during their lifetimes.

2. Short for livstids fängelse (“life imprisonment”) (which is not commonly for life)

   Han fick livstid ― He was sentenced to life imprisonment

Declension

Declension of livstid

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	livstid	livstids
	definite	livstiden	livstidens
plural	indefinite	livstider	livstiders
	definite	livstiderna	livstidernas

Derived terms

• livstidare
• livstidsdom
• livstidsdömd
• livstidsfängelse
• livstidsfånge
• livstidsstraff

Further reading

• livstid in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker