"famn" meaning in Swedish

See famn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sv-famn.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pat-, *pet-. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|faðmr}} Old Norse faðmr, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*faþmaz}} Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*pat-}} Proto-Indo-European *pat- Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} famn c, {{sv-noun|c}} famn c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], famn [indefinite, nominative, singular], famns [genitive, indefinite, singular], famnen [definite, nominative, singular], famnens [definite, genitive, singular], famnar [indefinite, nominative, plural], famnars [genitive, indefinite, plural], famnarna [definite, nominative, plural], famnarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. the space between someone's outstretched or embracing arms and their upper body (often with connotations of warmth and togetherness); arms, embrace Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-famn-sv-noun-0XLjQOGP Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (chiefly nautical, historical) fathom (as a measure of length) Tags: common-gender, historical
    Sense id: en-famn-sv-noun-gluG~sDw Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: omfamna (english: embrace)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "embrace",
      "translation": "embrace",
      "word": "omfamna"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "famn c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
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      "expansion": "famn c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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            [
              17,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He has the child in his arms",
          "text": "Han har barnet i famnen",
          "translation": "He has the child in his arms",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              16,
              22
            ]
          ],
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              15,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He took her in his arms",
          "text": "Han tog henne i famnen",
          "translation": "He took her in his arms",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              10,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Come into my arms!",
          "text": "Kom i min famn!",
          "translation": "Come into my arms!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I am safe in your arms",
          "text": "Jag är trygg i din famn",
          "translation": "I am safe in your arms",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the space between someone's outstretched or embracing arms and their upper body (often with connotations of warmth and togetherness); arms, embrace"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "arms",
          "arms"
        ],
        [
          "embrace",
          "embrace"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sv",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "sv:Nautical",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fathom (as a measure of length)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "fathom",
          "fathom"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly nautical, historical) fathom (as a measure of length)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "historical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "famn"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "embrace",
      "translation": "embrace",
      "word": "omfamna"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pat-, *pet-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "famnarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
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      "expansion": "famn c",
      "name": "head"
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          "english": "He has the child in his arms",
          "text": "Han har barnet i famnen",
          "translation": "He has the child in his arms",
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        },
        {
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              16,
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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          "english": "He took her in his arms",
          "text": "Han tog henne i famnen",
          "translation": "He took her in his arms",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              10,
              14
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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          "english": "Come into my arms!",
          "text": "Kom i min famn!",
          "translation": "Come into my arms!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              19,
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          "english": "I am safe in your arms",
          "text": "Jag är trygg i din famn",
          "translation": "I am safe in your arms",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "the space between someone's outstretched or embracing arms and their upper body (often with connotations of warmth and togetherness); arms, embrace"
      ],
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        "common-gender",
        "historical"
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
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}

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