älg
Swedish
Alternative forms
- elg (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Swedish ælgher, from Old Norse elgr, from Proto-Germanic *algiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛlj/
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Noun
älg c
- moose, elk, Alces alces
- Synonym: skogens konung
- En älg bet min syster en gång
- A moose once bit my sister
- moose (moose meat)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | älg | älgs |
| definite | älgen | älgens | |
| plural | indefinite | älgar | älgars |
| definite | älgarna | älgarnas |