fjäder

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Etymology

From Old Swedish fiädher, fiæþer, from Old Norse fjǫðr (“feather”), from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).

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Noun

fjäder c

  1. feather, plume
  2. spring, a mechanical device which can store energy

Declension

Declension of fjäder 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fjäder fjädern fjädrar fjädrarna
Genitive fjäders fjäderns fjädrars fjädrarnas

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