squaredans
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Partial calque of English square dance, from English square + dans (“dance”).
Noun
squaredans c
- square dance, square dancing
- att dansa squaredans
- to square dance ["to dance type of dance" is idiomatic in Swedish, including for dances that end in "-dans"]
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | squaredans | squaredans |
| definite | squaredansen | squaredansens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
- squaredansare (“square dancer”)
See also
- logdans (“barn dance”)
References
- “squaredans”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “squaredans”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)