klänning

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Swedish

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en klänning
en klänning
en brudklänning / bröllopsklänning dress]
feels more like a kjol

Etymology

From klädning (“costume”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛnːɪŋ/
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Noun

klänning c

  1. a dress (woman's garment that covers the upper body (going over the shoulders) and includes a skirt below the waist)

Usage notes

Klänning might sometimes sounds a bit fancier than dress. A garment that doesn't go over the shoulders often feels like a kjol instead.

Declension

Declension of klänning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite klänning klännings
definite klänningen klänningens
plural indefinite klänningar klänningars
definite klänningarna klänningarnas

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References

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