slån

See also: slan, slaan, slán, slàn, s.l.a.n., and Appendix:Variations of "slan"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish slān, from Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *slaihwǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sloːn/
• Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

slån c or n

1. blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
2. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of slå

Usage notes

• SAOL says definite singular form is -en or -et with plural being slån, but the definite plural form is not mentioned.

Declension

Declension of slån
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	slån	slånet	slån	slånen
Genitive	slåns	slånets	slåns	slånens

Declension of slån
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	slån	slånen	—	—
Genitive	slåns	slånens	—	—

Related terms

• slånbär
• slånbuske

References

• slån in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• låns, nåls