örhänge
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]öra (“ear”) + hänge (“catkin; something hanging”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]örhänge n
- earring
- Hon bar ett par vackra örhängen i guld.
- She wore a pair of beautiful gold earrings.
- (colloquial) A popular (older) musical piece that is played regularly; favorite, oldie.
- Radion spelade gamla örhängen av Ella Fitzgerald hela natten.
- The radio played oldies by Ella Fitzgerald all night long.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | örhänge | örhänges |
| definite | örhänget | örhängets | |
| plural | indefinite | örhängen | örhängens |
| definite | örhängena | örhängenas |
Hyponyms
[edit]- öronclips (clip-on earrings)
References
[edit]- “örhänge”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “örhänge”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “örhänge”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)