fägata
Swedish
A walled droveway in Blekinge, Sweden.
An old derelict walled droveway.
Etymology
Compound of fä (“livestock”) + gata (“street”), inherited from Old Swedish fägata.
Noun
fägata c
- (agriculture) a type of droveway; a walled or fenced path for livestock between the settlement and outfield
- Synonym: fägång
Declension
| Declension of fägata | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fägata | fägatan | fägator | fägatorna |
| Genitive | fägatas | fägatans | fägators | fägatornas |
See also
- utmark (“outfield”)
References
- fä in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)