so

so (indefinite nominative singular)
sos (genitive indefinite singular)
son (definite nominative singular)
sons (definite genitive singular)
sor (indefinite nominative plural)
sors (genitive indefinite plural)
sorna (definite nominative plural)
sornas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish sō (Old Icelandic/Norwegian sýr), from Old East Norse *sōʀ, from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Compare the identical ko (Old Icelandic/Norwegian kýr, Old Swedish kō).


tik

tik (indefinite nominative singular)
tiks (genitive indefinite singular)
tiken (definite nominative singular)
tikens (definite genitive singular)
tikar (indefinite nominative plural)
tikars (genitive indefinite plural)
tikarna (definite nominative plural)
tikarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tík (“bitch”). Compare English tyke.


ko

ko (indefinite nominative singular)
kos (genitive indefinite singular)
kon (definite nominative singular)
kons (definite genitive singular)
kor (indefinite nominative plural)
kors (genitive indefinite plural)
korna (definite nominative plural)
kornas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ko, from East Old Norse ko, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Många kor bor i stall under vinterhalvåret.

Many cows live in stables during the winter.

Jag såg en älgko och hennes kalv när jag var i skogen.

I saw an elk cow and her calf when I was in the forest.

a female member of a number of other species, such as elk


bock

bock (indefinite nominative singular)
bocks (genitive indefinite singular)
bocken (definite nominative singular)
bockens (definite genitive singular)
bockar (indefinite nominative plural)
bockars (genitive indefinite plural)
bockarna (definite nominative plural)
bockarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish bukker, bokker, from Old Norse bokkr, bukkr, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz‚ from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵno-, *bʰukkos, *bʰugkó-.


sto

sto (indefinite nominative singular)
stos (genitive indefinite singular)
stoet (definite nominative singular)
stoets (definite genitive singular)
ston (indefinite nominative plural)
stons (genitive indefinite plural)
stona (definite nominative plural)
stonas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish stōþ, from Old Norse stóð, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Compare Icelandic stóð.


orne

orne (indefinite nominative singular)
ornes (genitive indefinite singular)
ornen (definite nominative singular)
ornens (definite genitive singular)
ornar (indefinite nominative plural)
ornars (genitive indefinite plural)
ornarna (definite nominative plural)
ornarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse *runa, from runi (“boar”).


gåskarl

gåskarl (indefinite nominative singular)
gåskarls (genitive indefinite singular)
gåskarlen (definite nominative singular)
gåskarlens (definite genitive singular)
gåskarlar (indefinite nominative plural)
gåskarlars (genitive indefinite plural)
gåskarlarna (definite nominative plural)
gåskarlarnas (definite genitive plural)

/ˈɡoːsˌkɑːr/

Since 1727. From gås (“goose”) + karl (“man”).

Vi har fem präktiga gåskarlar här på gården.

We have five stout ganders here on the farm.


vaja

vaja (indefinite nominative singular)
vajas (genitive indefinite singular)
vajan (definite nominative singular)
vajans (definite genitive singular)
vajor (indefinite nominative plural)
vajors (genitive indefinite plural)
vajorna (definite nominative plural)
vajornas (definite genitive plural)

From a Sami language, from Proto-Samic *vāčëm.


höna

höna (indefinite nominative singular)
hönas (genitive indefinite singular)
hönan (definite nominative singular)
hönans (definite genitive singular)
hönor (indefinite nominative plural)
hönors (genitive indefinite plural)
hönorna (definite nominative plural)
hönornas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish hø̄na, from Old Norse hǿna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.

Hönor äter maskar och värper ägg


märr

märr (indefinite nominative singular)
märrs (genitive indefinite singular)
märren (definite nominative singular)
märrens (definite genitive singular)
märrar (indefinite nominative plural)
märrars (genitive indefinite plural)
märrarna (definite nominative plural)
märrarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō.


galt

galt (indefinite nominative singular)
galts (genitive indefinite singular)
galten (definite nominative singular)
galtens (definite genitive singular)
galtar (indefinite nominative plural)
galtars (genitive indefinite plural)
galtarna (definite nominative plural)
galtarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish galter, from Old Norse gǫltr, from Proto-Germanic *galtô.


tupp

tupp (indefinite nominative singular)
tupps (genitive indefinite singular)
tuppen (definite nominative singular)
tuppens (definite genitive singular)
tuppar (indefinite nominative plural)
tuppars (genitive indefinite plural)
tupparna (definite nominative plural)
tupparnas (definite genitive plural)

Variant of topp, originally with the sense "tuft of hair".


bagge

bagge (indefinite nominative singular)
bagges (genitive indefinite singular)
baggen (definite nominative singular)
baggens (definite genitive singular)
baggar (indefinite nominative plural)
baggars (genitive indefinite plural)
baggarna (definite nominative plural)
baggarnas (definite genitive plural)

Cognate with Old Norse and Icelandic baggi, Old Norse bǫggr, Middle English bagge. The hypothesis for the shift in sense from "bag" to "ram" is by reference to the testicles of an unneutered ram. Doublet of bagage and packe.


kviga

kviga (indefinite nominative singular)
kvigas (genitive indefinite singular)
kvigan (definite nominative singular)
kvigans (definite genitive singular)
kvigor (indefinite nominative plural)
kvigors (genitive indefinite plural)
kvigorna (definite nominative plural)
kvigornas (definite genitive plural)


tacka

tacka (indefinite nominative singular)
tackas (genitive indefinite singular)
tackan (definite nominative singular)
tackans (definite genitive singular)
tackor (indefinite nominative plural)
tackors (genitive indefinite plural)
tackorna (definite nominative plural)
tackornas (definite genitive plural)


tjur

tjur (indefinite nominative singular)
tjurs (genitive indefinite singular)
tjuren (definite nominative singular)
tjurens (definite genitive singular)
tjurar (indefinite nominative plural)
tjurars (genitive indefinite plural)
tjurarna (definite nominative plural)
tjurarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish þiūr, from Old Norse þjórr (“bull”), from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros, *(s)téh₂wros (“bison, bull”).

inh

bull (the adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals)


äsping

äsping (indefinite nominative singular)
äspings (genitive indefinite singular)
äspingen (definite nominative singular)
äspingens (definite genitive singular)
äspingar (indefinite nominative plural)
äspingars (genitive indefinite plural)
äspingarna (definite nominative plural)
äspingarnas (definite genitive plural)


hynda

hynda (indefinite nominative singular)
hyndas (genitive indefinite singular)
hyndan (definite nominative singular)
hyndans (definite genitive singular)
hyndor (indefinite nominative plural)
hyndors (genitive indefinite plural)
hyndorna (definite nominative plural)
hyndornas (definite genitive plural)


katta

katta (indefinite nominative singular)
kattas (genitive indefinite singular)
kattan (definite nominative singular)
kattans (definite genitive singular)
kattor (indefinite nominative plural)
kattors (genitive indefinite plural)
kattorna (definite nominative plural)
kattornas (definite genitive plural)


stut

stut (indefinite nominative singular)
stuts (genitive indefinite singular)
stuten (definite nominative singular)
stutens (definite genitive singular)
stutar (indefinite nominative plural)
stutars (genitive indefinite plural)
stutarna (definite nominative plural)
stutarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stútr, from Proto-Germanic *stautōną. Cognate with Danish stud, Norwegian stut, and English stot.


sugga

sugga (indefinite nominative singular)
suggas (genitive indefinite singular)
suggan (definite nominative singular)
suggans (definite genitive singular)
suggor (indefinite nominative plural)
suggors (genitive indefinite plural)
suggorna (definite nominative plural)
suggornas (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *sugō; compare Dutch zeug, Low German Söög, West Frisian sûch, English sow, Norwegian sugge; compare also Faroese súgv. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *suh₂kéh₂, from *sū-.


lejoninna

lejoninna (indefinite nominative singular)
lejoninnas (genitive indefinite singular)
lejoninnan (definite nominative singular)
lejoninnans (definite genitive singular)
lejoninnor (indefinite nominative plural)
lejoninnors (genitive indefinite plural)
lejoninnorna (definite nominative plural)
lejoninnornas (definite genitive plural)


åda

åda (indefinite nominative singular)
ådas (genitive indefinite singular)
ådan (definite nominative singular)
ådans (definite genitive singular)
ådor (indefinite nominative plural)
ådors (genitive indefinite plural)
ådorna (definite nominative plural)
ådornas (definite genitive plural)


guding

guding (indefinite nominative singular)
gudings (genitive indefinite singular)
gudingen (definite nominative singular)
gudingens (definite genitive singular)
gudingar (indefinite nominative plural)
gudingars (genitive indefinite plural)
gudingarna (definite nominative plural)
gudingarnas (definite genitive plural)


valack

valack (indefinite nominative singular)
valacks (genitive indefinite singular)
valacken (definite nominative singular)
valackens (definite genitive singular)
valacker (indefinite nominative plural)
valackers (genitive indefinite plural)
valackerna (definite nominative plural)
valackernas (definite genitive plural)

Used since 1582
< German Wallach (“gelding”) < Walachei (“Wallachia”); probably because the practice of castrating horses spread to Europe from the East


varginna

varginna (indefinite nominative singular)
varginnas (genitive indefinite singular)
varginnan (definite nominative singular)
varginnans (definite genitive singular)
varginnor (indefinite nominative plural)
varginnors (genitive indefinite plural)
varginnorna (definite nominative plural)
varginnornas (definite genitive plural)


björninna

björninna (indefinite nominative singular)
björninnas (genitive indefinite singular)
björninnan (definite nominative singular)
björninnans (definite genitive singular)
björninnor (indefinite nominative plural)
björninnors (genitive indefinite plural)
björninnorna (definite nominative plural)
björninnornas (definite genitive plural)


fargalt

fargalt (indefinite nominative singular)
fargalts (genitive indefinite singular)
fargalten (definite nominative singular)
fargaltens (definite genitive singular)
fargaltar (indefinite nominative plural)
fargaltars (genitive indefinite plural)
fargaltarna (definite nominative plural)
fargaltarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish fargalter. The first element far- is from Proto-Germanic *farhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos, cognate to English farrow. The second element is equivalent of modern Swedish galt (“boar, male pig”).


gumse

gumse (indefinite nominative singular)
gumses (genitive indefinite singular)
gumsen (definite nominative singular)
gumsens (definite genitive singular)
gumsar (indefinite nominative plural)
gumsars (genitive indefinite plural)
gumsarna (definite nominative plural)
gumsarnas (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Swedish gumar, suffixed with -se. Compare Icelandic gimbill, gimbur, Old Norse gymbr.