vägg
See also: vagg and vægg
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish væg f, vægger m, from Old Norse veggr. Cognates include Danish væg, Faroese and Icelandic veggur, Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌿𐍃 (*waddjus) and Norwegian vegg.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛɡ/
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Noun
vägg c
- wall (permanent, substantial side or division in a building)
Declension
| Declension of vägg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vägg | väggen | väggar | väggarna |
| Genitive | väggs | väggens | väggars | väggarnas |
References
- vägg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)