mjölnare

Swedish

Etymology

Old Swedish mölna, mylna (“mill”) (from Latin molīna). Equivalent to mjöl +‎ -are. Alternatively directly from Late Latin molīnārius.

Spelling influenced by mjöl (“flour, meal”), which shares a common Proto-Indo-European etymon.

Noun

mjölnare c

1. a miller (person)

Declension

Declension of mjölnare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mjölnare	mjölnares
	definite	mjölnaren	mjölnarens
plural	indefinite	mjölnare	mjölnares
	definite	mjölnarna	mjölnarnas

Further reading

• mjölnare in Svensk ordbok.