telning

Swedish

Etymology

From ten (“twig”) +‎ -ling

Pronunciation

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Noun

telning c

1. a young tree shoot, especially a root sprout/sucker
2. (figuratively, humorous) an offspring, a child

Declension

Declension of telning

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	telning	telnings
	definite	telningen	telningens
plural	indefinite	telningar	telningars
	definite	telningarna	telningarnas

See also

• rotskott

References

• telning in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• telning in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)