nystan

Swedish

Etymology

The noun ending -n was added in the 16th or 17th century. The older noun is the same as the verb, nysta. It might be related to Icelandic hnoða and hnúðr, English knit, and Ancient Greek κνύθος (knúthos).

Noun

nystan n

1. a ball (of yarn or string), a skein

Declension

Declension of nystan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nystan	nystans
	definite	nystanet	nystanets
plural	indefinite	nystan	nystans
	definite	nystanen	nystanens

Related terms

• garnnystan
• nysta
• nystvinda
• snörnystan

References

• nystan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nystan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nystan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• nystan in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)