län

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Swedish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lɛːn/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Swedish län, from Middle Low German lēn and from late Old Norse lén, whence also Danish len, Norwegian len, Icelandic lén, Faroese len.

Noun[edit]

län n

  1. (historical) fief, fiefdom
  2. a county,[1] a political subdivision of the Swedish state roughly corresponding to a British county
Declension[edit]
Declension of län 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative län länet län länen
Genitive läns länets läns länens
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Turkish lan.

Noun[edit]

län

  1. Alternative form of len (friend, buddy, pal)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN

Volapük[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English land and German Land.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

län (nominative plural läns)

  1. country (nation state)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]