telning

telning

Swedish

Etymology

From ten (“twig”) +‎ -ling

Pronunciation

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Noun

telning c

  1. a young tree shoot, especially a root sprout/sucker
  2. (figuratively, humorous) an offspring, a child

Declension

Declension of telning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite telning telnings
definite telningen telningens
plural indefinite telningar telningars
definite telningarna telningarnas

See also

References

  • “telning”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • telning in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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