klappersten

Swedish

Etymology

klapper (“clatter”) +‎ sten (“stone”)

Noun

klappersten c

1. (uncountable) rounded, often roughly fist-sized stones (formed by the action of water at a (sometimes former, due to post-glacial land uplift) beach)
2. (countable) one such stone

Declension

Declension of klappersten

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klappersten	klapperstens
	definite	klapperstenen	klapperstenens
plural	indefinite	klapperstenar	klapperstenars
	definite	klapperstenarna	klapperstenarnas

Derived terms

• klapperstensfält

See also

• kullersten
• rullsten

References

• klappersten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klappersten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klappersten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)