lingon

Finnish

Noun

lingon

  1. Genitive singular form of linko.

Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *lingwa- (*lingwa-, heather)+ -on (-on) (a common suffix for fruits and berries).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪŋˌɔn/
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Noun

lingon n

  1. cowberry; lingonberry

Declension

Declension of lingon 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lingon lingonet lingon lingonen
Genitive lingons lingonets lingons lingonens

See also

  • krösamos
  • rårörd

References

  1. lingon in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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