hängmatta

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno [Term?], by folk etymology reinterpreted as hänga + matta. Compare origin of Dutch hangmat and German Hängematte.

Noun

hängmatta c

  1. hammock

Declension

Declension of hängmatta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hängmatta hängmattan hängmattor hängmattorna
Genitive hängmattas hängmattans hängmattors hängmattornas

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