anlag
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Anlage, from anlegen. Cognate of Danish anlæg, Dutch aanleg. Compare origin of nederlag and underlag.
Noun
anlag n
- embryo, seed, initial stages of something
- forskarna har funnit anlag till fingrar i fenorna hos Tiktaalik
- the researchers have found the early stages of digits in the fins of Tiktaalik
- predisposition, aptitude, trait
- barnet visade tidigt musikaliska anlag
- the child showed an aptitude for music at an early age
- genes, alleles
- anlag till en dödlig sjukdom
- genes for a deadly disease
Declension
| Declension of anlag | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | anlag | anlaget | anlag | anlagen |
| Genitive | anlags | anlagets | anlags | anlagens |
Derived terms
- anlagsbärare
- anlagstest
- arvsanlag
- sjukdomsanlag
References
- anlag in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- anlag in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- anlag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)