kvarn

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish kværn, kvarn, from Old Norse kvern, from Proto-Germanic *kwernō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerewn- (“millstone”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɳ

Noun

kvarn c

  1. mill; the grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, spices, coffee beans etc., or the building or object housing such a grinding apparatus.

Declension
Declension of kvarn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kvarn kvarnen kvarnar kvarnarna
Genitive kvarns kvarnens kvarnars kvarnarnas

Derived terms
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