län
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish län, from Middle Low German lēn and from late Old Norse lén, whence also Danish len, Norwegian len, Icelandic lén, Faroese len.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːn/
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Noun
län n
- (historical) fief, fiefdom
- a county,[1] a political subdivision of the Swedish state roughly corresponding to a British county
Declension
| Declension of län | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | län | länet | län | länen |
| Genitive | läns | länets | läns | länens |
Related terms
Terms related to län
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Descendants
- Finnish: lääni
References
- ↑ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN
- län in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
Volapük
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛn/
Noun
län (plural läns)
- country (nation state)
Declension
declension of län
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | län | läns |
| genitive | läna | länas |
| dative | läne | länes |
| accusative | läni | länis |
| predicative | länu | länus |
| vocative | o län! | o läns! |
Derived terms
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