stålar

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of stål (steel) +‎ -ar (plural suffix), via the cant Older Månsing, possibly as peddlers from Västergötland is said to have used steel objects as means of payment. First attested in 1893.[1]

Noun[edit]

stålar c pl

  1. (informal) money
    Synonyms: (colloquial) stålars, pengar

Usage notes[edit]

  • Should not be confused with the plural form of stål (steel), which always retain its singular form even in plural.

Declension[edit]

Declension of stålar 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative - - stålar stålarna
Genitive - - stålars stålarnas

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