hängmatta

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Swedish

en hängmatta

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hangmat, by folk etymology reinterpreted as hänga (“hang”) +‎ matta (“rug”). Ultimately derived from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno amaca, *hamaka. Compare origin of French hamac and German Hängematte. First attested in 1679.[1][2]

Doublet of hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”).

Noun

hängmatta c

  1. A hammock; a bed of cloth or net suspended between two trees or poles.

Declension

Declension of hängmatta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hängmatta hängmattan hängmattor hängmattorna
Genitive hängmattas hängmattans hängmattors hängmattornas

See also

  • hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”)

References

  1. ^ hängmatta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  2. ^ hängmatta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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