gammelpiga
Swedish
Alternative forms
- gammalpiga
Etymology
gammel- (“old”) + piga (“maid”)
Noun
gammelpiga c
- (regional, Finland, Norrland) an (old) woman who has never been married; an old maid
Declension
Declension of gammelpiga | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gammelpiga | gammelpigan | gammelpigor | gammelpigorna |
Genitive | gammelpigas | gammelpigans | gammelpigors | gammelpigornas |
See also
- ungmö (“spinster”)
References
- gammelpiga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Språkbruk