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).


ram

ram (indefinite nominative singular)
rams (genitive indefinite singular)
ramen (definite nominative singular)
ramens (definite genitive singular)
ramar (indefinite nominative plural)
ramars (genitive indefinite plural)
ramarna (definite nominative plural)
ramarnas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: raami

→ Ingrian: raami

From Old Swedish rama, borrowed from Middle Low German rāme, from Old Saxon hrama.

frame, boundaries (the set of options for actions given)


nos

nos (indefinite nominative singular)
nos (genitive indefinite singular)
nosen (definite nominative singular)
nosens (definite genitive singular)
nosar (indefinite nominative plural)
nosars (genitive indefinite plural)
nosarna (definite nominative plural)
nosarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.

noshjul
nosewheel


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


tobak

tobak (indefinite nominative singular)
tobaks (genitive indefinite singular)
tobaken (definite nominative singular)
tobakens (definite genitive singular)


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)


snabel

snabel (indefinite nominative singular)
snabels (genitive indefinite singular)
snabeln (definite nominative singular)
snabelns (definite genitive singular)
snablar (indefinite nominative plural)
snablars (genitive indefinite plural)
snablarna (definite nominative plural)
snablarnas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Schnabel. Cognate of Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk snabel, Dutch snavel.


druva

druva (indefinite nominative singular)
druvas (genitive indefinite singular)
druvan (definite nominative singular)
druvans (definite genitive singular)
druvor (indefinite nominative plural)
druvors (genitive indefinite plural)
druvorna (definite nominative plural)
druvornas (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German drūve (“bunch”), from Old Saxon thrūvo, from Proto-West Germanic *þrūbō (compare German Traube (“bunch, grape”)), from Old High German drūbo).

ligga på en divan och bli matad med druvor


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)


djurtandvård

djurtandvård (indefinite nominative singular)
djurtandvårds (genitive indefinite singular)
djurtandvården (definite nominative singular)
djurtandvårdens (definite genitive singular)


snus

snus (indefinite nominative singular)
snus (genitive indefinite singular)
snuset (definite nominative singular)
snusets (definite genitive singular)

Försäljning av tobaksbaserat snus är förbjudet inom EU utom i Sverige

The sale of tobacco-based snus is banned in the EU except in Sweden

snus (type of (unfermented) tobacco snuff consumed in the form of a moist powder which is placed under the (usually upper) lip, without chewing, for extended periods of time)


tryne

tryne (indefinite nominative singular)
trynes (genitive indefinite singular)
trynet (definite nominative singular)
trynets (definite genitive singular)
trynen (indefinite nominative plural)
trynens (genitive indefinite plural)
trynena (definite nominative plural)
trynenas (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)


vindruva

vindruva (indefinite nominative singular)
vindruvas (genitive indefinite singular)
vindruvan (definite nominative singular)
vindruvans (definite genitive singular)
vindruvor (indefinite nominative plural)
vindruvors (genitive indefinite plural)
vindruvorna (definite nominative plural)
vindruvornas (definite genitive plural)

ligga på en divan och bli matad med vindruvor


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-.


tass

tass (indefinite nominative singular)
tass (genitive indefinite singular)
tassen (definite nominative singular)
tassens (definite genitive singular)
tassar (indefinite nominative plural)
tassars (genitive indefinite plural)
tassarna (definite nominative plural)
tassarnas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: tassu

Unknown. Possibly ultimately from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “flat of the foot, ankle, palm of the hand”) (probably through Latin tarsus by way of German Tarsus or French tarse; compare English tarsal). Perhaps the meaning extended from "flat surface of the foot or palm" to "paw of an animal."
Compare the verb tassa (“to walk quietly”), which could either be a formation from tass or otherwise imitative. Also compare German Tatze (“paw”).

der

(räcka) vacker tass

Den sov på verandan med huvudet mot tassarna och svansen i en graciös sväng runt benen.

It slept on the porch with its head on its paws and the tail gracefully curled around the legs.


flen

flen (indefinite nominative singular)
flens (genitive indefinite singular)
flenen (definite nominative singular)
flenens (definite genitive singular)
flenar (indefinite nominative plural)
flenars (genitive indefinite plural)
flenarna (definite nominative plural)
flenarnas (definite genitive plural)

Compare Norwegian old Spydeberg dialect Fleen (“tumor on skin”), probably not etymologically related to Norwegian Nynorsk fleinsopp or fleinskalla, neither to Old Norse fleinn.

(northern Sweden, usually in the singular) a cyst, a gout, a tumor, a skin swelling


gäl

gäl (indefinite nominative singular)
gäls (genitive indefinite singular)
gälen (definite nominative singular)
gälens (definite genitive singular)
gälar (indefinite nominative plural)
gälars (genitive indefinite plural)
gälarna (definite nominative plural)
gälarnas (definite genitive plural)

Cognate with English gill, Danish gælle and Norwegian gjelle.

a gill (breathing organ of aquatic animals)


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


löpmage

löpmage (indefinite nominative singular)
löpmages (genitive indefinite singular)
löpmagen (definite nominative singular)
löpmagens (definite genitive singular)
löpmagar (indefinite nominative plural)
löpmagars (genitive indefinite plural)
löpmagarna (definite nominative plural)
löpmagarnas (definite genitive plural)

From löpe (“rennet”) + mage (“stomach”).

an abomasum, a reed (the fourth compartment of the stomach of most ruminants, the final compartment)


bävergäll

bävergäll (indefinite nominative singular)
bävergälls (genitive indefinite singular)
bävergällen (definite nominative singular)
bävergällens (definite genitive singular)
bävergällar (indefinite nominative plural)
bävergällars (genitive indefinite plural)
bävergällarna (definite nominative plural)
bävergällarnas (definite genitive plural)

bäver (“beaver”) + gäll. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk gjel and Dutch bevergeil.


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)


amerikansk yngelröta

amerikansk (“American”) + yngelröta (“foulbrood”)


yngelröta

yngelröta (indefinite nominative singular)
yngelrötas (genitive indefinite singular)
yngelrötan (definite nominative singular)
yngelrötans (definite genitive singular)
yngelrötor (indefinite nominative plural)
yngelrötors (genitive indefinite plural)
yngelrötorna (definite nominative plural)
yngelrötornas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of yngel (“brood”) + röta (“rot”). According to SO and SAOB attested since 1878.


våm

våm (indefinite nominative singular)
våms (genitive indefinite singular)
våmmen (definite nominative singular)
våmmens (definite genitive singular)
våmmar (indefinite nominative plural)
våmmars (genitive indefinite plural)
våmmarna (definite nominative plural)
våmmarnas (definite genitive plural)

a rumen, a paunch (the first compartment of the stomach of ruminants)


nätmage

nätmage (indefinite nominative singular)
nätmages (genitive indefinite singular)
nätmagen (definite nominative singular)
nätmagens (definite genitive singular)
nätmagar (indefinite nominative plural)
nätmagars (genitive indefinite plural)
nätmagarna (definite nominative plural)
nätmagarnas (definite genitive plural)

a reticulum, a bonnet (the second compartment of the stomach of ruminants)


bladmage

bladmage (indefinite nominative singular)
bladmages (genitive indefinite singular)
bladmagen (definite nominative singular)
bladmagens (definite genitive singular)
bladmagar (indefinite nominative plural)
bladmagars (genitive indefinite plural)
bladmagarna (definite nominative plural)
bladmagarnas (definite genitive plural)

From blad (“leaf (from leaf-like lining)”) + mage (“stomach”).

af

an omasum, a psalterium, a manyplies (the third compartment of the stomach of most ruminants)


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”).


mandibel

mandibel (indefinite nominative singular)
mandibels (genitive indefinite singular)
mandibeln (definite nominative singular)
mandibelns (definite genitive singular)
mandibler (indefinite nominative plural)
mandiblers (genitive indefinite plural)
mandiblerna (definite nominative plural)
mandiblernas (definite genitive plural)


tuppkam

tuppkam (indefinite nominative singular)
tuppkams (genitive indefinite singular)
tuppkammen (definite nominative singular)
tuppkammens (definite genitive singular)
tuppkammar (indefinite nominative plural)
tuppkammars (genitive indefinite plural)
tuppkammarna (definite nominative plural)
tuppkammarnas (definite genitive plural)


morrhår

morrhår (indefinite nominative singular)
morrhårs (genitive indefinite singular)
morrhåret (definite nominative singular)
morrhårets (definite genitive singular)
morrhår (indefinite nominative plural)
morrhårs (genitive indefinite plural)
morrhåren (definite nominative plural)
morrhårens (definite genitive plural)

a whisker (of a cat or certain other mammals)


fång

Inherited from Old Swedish fang. First attested in the 13th century.
Doublet of få (“receive”) and fånga (“catch”).


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.


ryggfena

ryggfena (indefinite nominative singular)
ryggfenas (genitive indefinite singular)
ryggfenan (definite nominative singular)
ryggfenans (definite genitive singular)
ryggfenor (indefinite nominative plural)
ryggfenors (genitive indefinite plural)
ryggfenorna (definite nominative plural)
ryggfenornas (definite genitive plural)


simfot

simfot (indefinite nominative singular)
simfots (genitive indefinite singular)
simfoten (definite nominative singular)
simfotens (definite genitive singular)
simfötter (indefinite nominative plural)
simfötters (genitive indefinite plural)
simfötterna (definite nominative plural)
simfötternas (definite genitive plural)


årfot

årfot (indefinite nominative singular)
årfots (genitive indefinite singular)
årfoten (definite nominative singular)
årfotens (definite genitive singular)
årfötter (indefinite nominative plural)
årfötters (genitive indefinite plural)
årfötterna (definite nominative plural)
årfötternas (definite genitive plural)

fully-webbed foot (the kind of foot that pelicans have)


havannamagasin

Compound of Havanna (“Havana”) + magasin (“shop”).

com+

Värdinnorna äro små täcka, rödkindade flickor, som med rastlös ifver servera sina kunder. Men vi ha äfven en representant af det otäcka könet, en artig »nigger», hvilken drifver »affärer» i sitt stora 1:a klassens havannamagasin till höger om ingångsdörren. Han tyckes göra god kommers, ty i salen segla stora rökmoln omkring.

1897 March 27, “En lyckad basar [A Successful Bazaar]”, in Eskilstuna-Kuriren, page 2:

The hostesses are small, comely, rosy-cheeked girls, who serve their customers with tireless zeal. But we also have a representative of the less agreeable sex, a polite "negro," who conducts "business" in his large first-class cigar shop to the right of the entrance door. He seems to be doing a brisk trade, as great clouds of smoke drift through the hall.

[…] vid 20 års ålder med några års vana vid finare Cigarraffär eller Havannamagasin erhåller plats den 1 oktober om hon inlemnar egenhändigt skrifven ansökan jemte fotografi till Sk. Atonbladets kontor inom 10 dagar under signatur "Säljerska."

1898 April 26, “En Flicka […] [A Young Woman […] ]”, in Skånska Aftonbladet, page 4:

[…] of 20 years, with several years’ experience in a refined cigar shop or Havana establishment, may obtain a position starting October 1st by submitting a handwritten application along with a photograph to the office of Skånska Aftonbladet within 10 days, under the signature “Saleswoman.”

Vi sutto en stund och blåste tjocka rökmoln ur långa fina cigarrer, som min vän tagit på kredit i ett bättre havannamagasin.

1905 May 6, Jörgen, “Ur Jörgens memoarer – Excellensen, af Burén och Jörgen [From Jörgen’s Memoirs – The Excellency, af Burén and Jörgen]”, in Figaro, page 3:

We sat for a while, puffing thick clouds of smoke from long, fine cigars that my friend had procured on credit from a more upscale cigar shop.