klänning
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From klädning (“costume”), from kläda (“to dress”) + -ning.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]klänning c
- a dress (woman's garment that covers the upper body (going over the shoulders) and includes a skirt below the waist)
Usage notes
[edit]Klänning might sometimes sound a bit fancier than dress. A garment that doesn't go over the shoulders often feels like a kjol instead.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | klänning | klännings |
| definite | klänningen | klänningens | |
| plural | indefinite | klänningar | klänningars |
| definite | klänningarna | klänningarnas |
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- kjol (“skirt”)