känsel

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Swedish

Etymology

Derived from känna (“to feel, to touch, to perceive”), used since the 1600s.^[1] Cognate with Danish kendsel, Norwegian Bokmål kjensel, Norwegian Nynorsk kjensel and Icelandic kensl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

känsel c (uncountable)

touch, the sense used to detect physical contact

Declension

Declension of **känsel**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	känsel	känsels
singular	definite	känseln	känselns
plural	indefinite	—	—
plural	definite	—	—

Related terms

See also

hörsel (“hearing”)
syn (“sight”)
smak (“taste”)
lukt (“smell”)
tanke (“thought”)

References

^ känsel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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