amsaga

Swedish

Etymology

amma (“wet nurse”) +‎ saga (“fairy tale”). Compare Danish ammestuefortælling, English nursery tale, German Ammenmärchen.

Noun

amsaga c

1. old wives' tale

Declension

Declension of amsaga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	amsaga	amsagas
	definite	amsagan	amsagans
plural	indefinite	amsagor	amsagors
	definite	amsagorna	amsagornas

References

• “amsaga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “amsaga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “amsaga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)