"jänta" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Etymology: Derived from Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”). Cognate with Norwegian jente. Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|sv|non|genta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse genta, {{der+|sv|non|genta}} Derived from Old Norse genta, {{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) Wikipedia link: sv:jänta Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: fjälla, flicka, tjej, tös Related terms: jäntunge
    Sense id: en-jänta-sv-noun-ro4nTzGg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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