källing

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See also: kalling, and kælling

Swedish

fyra källingar

Etymology

From Old Norse ketlingr, equivalent to katt +‎ -ling with umlaut. Compare Icelandic kettlingur and Danish killing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɕɛlɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -²ɛlɪŋ
  • Audio (Småland):(file)

Noun

källing c

  1. (Southern) kitten
    Katten och källingen, de trätte om vällingen.
    The cat and the kitten, they fought over the gruel.
    (a Swedish nursery rhyme)
    Synonym: kattunge

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