behållning

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Swedish

Etymology

behålla +‎ -ning. Attested since 1741.

Pronunciation

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Noun

behållning c

  1. remainder, surplus, profit, balance, proceeds
  2. (transferred sense) what one gets out of something; benefit, utility, (sometimes) long-term gain
    Behållningen i att gå till Lasses pizzeria är deras utsökta kebabsås, för resten är inget speciellt
    What you get out of going to Lasse's pizzeria is their delicious kebab sauce, because the rest is nothing special

Declension

Declension of behållning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite behållning behållnings
definite behållningen behållningens
plural indefinite behållningar behållningars
definite behållningarna behållningarnas

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