milsten
Swedish
Etymology
mil + sten (“stone”)
Noun
milsten c
- a milestone made of stone
- Synonym: milstolpe
- (figuratively, rare) a milestone
- Synonym: milstolpe
Usage notes
Likely considered by many to be an improper anglicism in (sense 2). The idiomatic word in the figurative sense is milstolpe.
Declension
| Declension of milsten | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | milsten | milstenen | milstenar | milstenarna |
| Genitive | milstens | milstenens | milstenars | milstenarnas |
References
- milsten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- milsten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- milsten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)