"-s" meaning in Swedish

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Suffix

IPA: /s/
Etymology: From Old Swedish -s, from Old Norse -s, originally the genitive singular ending of a-stem nouns. Cognate with Danish -s. The frequent use of the suffix in written and modern colloquial Swedish is possibly the result of foreign influence, either Latin or Middle Low German. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|-s}} Old Swedish -s, {{inh|sv|non|-s}} Old Norse -s, {{cog|da|-s}} Danish -s Head templates: {{head|sv|clitic}} -s
  1. Used to form genitive phrases, attached to the last word in a noun phrase. Tags: clitic Related terms: -s-
    Sense id: en--s-sv-suffix-mg5aSb86 Categories (other): Swedish clitics, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 37 35 17 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /s/
Etymology: From Old Norse -sk, a grammaticalisation of Proto-Germanic *sek (reflexive pronoun). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|-sk}} Old Norse -sk, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*sek|pos=reflexive pronoun}} Proto-Germanic *sek (reflexive pronoun) Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -s
  1. Used to form the passive voice of verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--s-sv-suffix-l65UK2vg Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 37 35 17 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix

IPA: /s/
Etymology: Mostly from English -s. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|en|-s}} English -s Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix|cat2=inflectional suffixes}} -s
  1. (chiefly colloquial, often proscribed) Used to form the plural form of some words, mostly loanwords Tags: colloquial, morpheme, often, proscribed Related terms: -sar
    Sense id: en--s-sv-suffix-ma2jZnft Categories (other): Swedish links with redundant target parameters, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 37 35 17 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix

IPA: /s/
Etymology: Originally from Old Swedish -s, a genitive suffix. Many of the examples are later analogically derived from each other. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|gmq-osw|-s}} Old Swedish -s Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix|cat2=adverb-forming suffixes}} -s
  1. Used to derive some adverbs from nouns or adjectives Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -as, -se, -es
    Sense id: en--s-sv-suffix--pzNXM2w Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 37 35 17 10 Derived forms: ens, i aftons, i fredags, i jåns, i lördags, i måndags, i onsdags, i söndags, i tisdags, i torsdags, inomlands, inrikes, långs, nyss, tids nog, tvärs, utomlands, utrikes, i höstas, i julas, i påskas, i somras, i vintras, i våras, i afse, i morse, alldeles, framledes, -ledes
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Alternative forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/s/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-as"
    },
    {
      "word": "-se"
    },
    {
      "word": "-es"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-s"
}
{
  "called_from": "page/2755",
  "msg": "part-of-speech Clitic is proscribed in section clitic",
  "path": [
    "-s"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "clitic",
  "title": "-s",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swedish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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