sättning

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Swedish

Etymology

sätta (“set”) +‎ -ning (“-ing”)

Noun

sättning c

  1. (music) a set of instruments (used to perform a piece)
  2. (geology) subsidence
  3. (typography) typesetting
  4. (chiefly compound) A placement of something.
    stensättning ― stone paving
    skeppssättning ― ship setting
    bosättning ― settlement

Usage notes

Typsättning is more common for digital typesetting methods.

Declension

Declension of sättning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sättning sättnings
definite sättningen sättningens
plural indefinite sättningar sättningars
definite sättningarna sättningarnas

Derived terms

(placement of something):

References

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