nytändning

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ny (new) +‎ tändning (lighting, igniting)

Noun[edit]

nytändning c

  1. the first observation of the crescent after new moon
  2. (figuratively) a reinvigoration, a revival, a new start
    en nytändning i äktenskapet
    rekindling a marriage

Usage notes[edit]

Likely thought of as "new ignition" in (sense 2) by many native speakers, as the moon sense is somewhat obscure.

Declension[edit]

Declension of nytändning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nytändning nytändningen nytändningar nytändningarna
Genitive nytändnings nytändningens nytändningars nytändningarnas

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