ljung
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish liung (compare Old Norse lyngr, lyng (“heather”)), from Proto-Norse ᛚᛁᛜᚹᚨ- (*lingwa-, “heather”), from Proto-Germanic *lingwą (“heather”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ljung c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ljung | ljungs |
| definite | ljungen | ljungens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
References
- ljung in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ljung in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ljung in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ljung in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)