hängmatta
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch hangmat, by folk etymology reinterpreted as hänga (“hang”) + matta (“rug”). Ultimately derived from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno amaca, *hamaka. Compare origin of French hamac and German Hängematte. First attested in 1679.[1][2]
Doublet of hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”).
Noun
[edit]hängmatta c
Declension
[edit]Declension of hängmatta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hängmatta | hängmattan | hängmattor | hängmattorna |
Genitive | hängmattas | hängmattans | hängmattors | hängmattornas |
See also
[edit]- hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”)