lya

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lya, assumed to originate from an unattested Old Swedish verb similar to Icelandic hlyia (to protect).

Noun

lya c

a lair, a den, a sett; a hole in the ground for a fox, wolf or badger
a (small) apartment

Declension

Declension of lya
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lya	lyan	lyor	lyorna
Genitive	lyas	lyans	lyors	lyornas

Synonyms

Related terms

rävlya
studentlya

References

lya in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
lya in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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