"jänta" meaning in Swedish

See jänta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Norwegian jente. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|genta}} Old Norse genta, {{m|non|gant||joke, foolery}} gant (“joke, foolery”), {{cog|no|jente}} Norwegian jente Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} jänta c, {{sv-noun|c}} jänta c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or|jänt}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], jänta [indefinite, nominative, singular], jäntan [definite, nominative, singular], jäntor [indefinite, nominative, plural], jäntorna [definite, nominative, plural], jäntas [genitive, indefinite, singular], jäntans [definite, genitive, singular], jäntors [genitive, indefinite, plural], jäntornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a girl (female child or young woman) Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: flicka, fjälla, tjej, tös Related terms: jäntunge
    Sense id: en-jänta-sv-noun-ro4nTzGg Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gant",
        "3": "",
        "4": "joke, foolery"
      },
      "expansion": "gant (“joke, foolery”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
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        "1": "no",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-or",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jänta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntan",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntorna",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntans",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntors",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntornas",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      },
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    },
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      },
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          "kind": "other",
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        {
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          "langcode": "sv",
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            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
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            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
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          ],
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        {
          "word": "jäntunge"
        }
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        {
          "word": "flicka"
        },
        {
          "word": "fjälla"
        },
        {
          "word": "tjej"
        },
        {
          "word": "tös"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    },
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      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-or",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntor",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntorna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jäntas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "sv",
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    }
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        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "flicka"
    },
    {
      "word": "fjälla"
    },
    {
      "word": "tjej"
    },
    {
      "word": "tös"
    }
  ],
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}

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