fröken
See also: frøken
Swedish
Noun
fröken c
- (archaic) miss (title of respect for a young, unmarried, woman)
- female teacher
- (somewhat dated, informal) female teacher for the youngest children
- (obsolete) unmarried woman, often of higher social status
- (obsolete) woman who has a profession
Usage notes
Definite singular colloquially also "fröknen"/"fröknens".
After the you-reform of the 1960s and '70s usage of the first name is seen as more proper, except under the most formal circumstances.
Declension
| Declension of fröken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fröken | fröken | fröknar | fröknarna |
| Genitive | frökens | frökens | fröknars | fröknarnas |