stjälk

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Swedish

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en stjälk
en (blom)stjälk

Etymology

From Old Swedish stiælker, stiælke, from Proto-Indo-European *stel-. Cognate with English stalk.

Pronunciation

Noun

stjälk c

  1. a stem, a stalk (stem of a herbaceous (non-woody) plant)

Usage notes

See the usage notes for stam.

Declension

Declension of stjälk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stjälk stjälks
definite stjälken stjälkens
plural indefinite stjälkar stjälkars
definite stjälkarna stjälkarnas

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