Søknads

Søknads is a Norwegian bound form derived from the noun søknad, which means an application or petition. In practice, søknads is not used as a stand-alone word; it functions as a stem that appears in compound nouns describing aspects related to applications. Examples include søknadsfrist (application deadline), søknadsprosess (application process), søknadsdokumenter (documents submitted with an application), and søknadsstatus (the status of an application). This formation is common in both Bokmål and Nynorsk and is used across administrative, educational, and legal contexts.

The spelling and usage of søknads reflect Norwegian compounding conventions, where the genitive or possessive form often appears as the prefix of a compound to indicate relation to the base noun verano. In compounds, søknads serves to modify the following noun to specify that the item concerns applications. It is not a free-standing headword in normal prose. The base word søknad has its own plural søknader and its own possessive form søknadens, while the combined form søknads- remains a productive prefix in many terms.

Context and scope: søknads terms appear in job applications, college or university admissions, visa and residency procedures, grants and loans, and other formal processes requiring a formal submission. They are widely used in government forms, curricula, and administrative communications. For linguistic clarity, distinguish søknads- compounds from the noun søknad itself and from the plural søknader when referring to individual applications. See also søknad for background on the core concept.