hängmatta
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch hangmat, by folk etymology reinterpreted as hänga (“hang”) + matta (“rug”). Ultimately derived from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno amaca, *hamaka. Compare origin of French hamac and German Hängematte. First attested in 1679.[1][2]
Doublet of hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”).
Noun[edit]
hängmatta c
Declension[edit]
Declension of hängmatta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hängmatta | hängmattan | hängmattor | hängmattorna |
Genitive | hängmattas | hängmattans | hängmattors | hängmattornas |
See also[edit]
- hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”)