gnista
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse gnist, from Proto-Germanic *gahnaistô (“spark”), from *ga- + *hnaistô (“spark”), perhaps from the ultimate source of German knistern (“to crackle”).[1]
Noun
gnista c
- spark; a small glowing particle
- spark; an electric discharge
Declension
| Declension of gnista | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gnista | gnistan | gnistor | gnistorna |
| Genitive | gnistas | gnistans | gnistors | gnistornas |
Related terms
- gnistbildning
- gnistgaller
- gnistkammare
- gnistra
- gnistrande
- gnistregn
- gnistskydd
- gnistsläckare
- gnistsändare
- gnisttändning
- tändgnista
References
- gnista in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gnista in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “gnaistan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 183
Anagrams
- stinga