mem in Swedish

IPA: /meːm/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From English meme coined by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene (1976), similar to gene. The book was translated to Swedish by Roland Adlerbeth, Den själviska genen (1983). The Swedish word mem follows the grammar of gen (“gene”). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|en|meme}} English meme Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} mem c, {{sv-noun|c}} mem c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mem [indefinite, nominative, singular], mems [genitive, indefinite, singular], memen [definite, nominative, singular], memens [definite, genitive, singular], memer [indefinite, nominative, plural], memers [genitive, indefinite, plural], memerna [definite, nominative, plural], memernas [definite, genitive, plural], meme [alternative]

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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g4": "",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "mejmej"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/meːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mem"
}

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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/meːm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mem"
}

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"mem" meaning in Swedish

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