inbillning
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
inbilla + -ning. Compare German Einbildung, Danish indbildning. See also Latin informatio.
Noun[edit]
inbillning c
- imagination, delusion (erroneous notion without a basis in reality)
- Det står ingen elefant i hörnet. Det är bara inbillning.
- There's no elephant standing in the corner. It's all in your head / just your imagination.
- (rare, higher register) imagination, fancy, conceit (more generally)
Declension[edit]
Declension of inbillning | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | inbillning | inbillningen | inbillningar | inbillningarna |
Genitive | inbillnings | inbillningens | inbillningars | inbillningarnas |
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See also[edit]
- fantasi (“imagination, fantasy”) (involving things known not to be true)