trängsel
Swedish
Etymology
tränga + -sel. Cognate of Danish trængsel. Compare German Drangsal.
Noun
trängsel c
- people (or sometimes other things by extension) pressing against each other due to lack of space; crowdedness, crush, throng
Usage notes
See the usage notes for tränga. This word can be thought of as (a state of) "tränging."
Declension
| Declension of trängsel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | trängsel | trängseln | — | — |
| Genitive | trängsels | trängselns | — | — |
Related terms
- tränga
References
- trängsel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- trängsel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- trängsel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)