äng

See also: aeng and Appendix:Variations of "ang"

Finnish

Etymology

By analogy to än.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæŋ/, [ˈæŋ]
  • Rhymes: -æŋ
  • Syllabification(key): äng
  • Hyphenation(key): äng

Noun

äng

  1. eng (the letter ŋ)

Declension

Derived terms

compounds

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • aͤng (obsolete typography)

Etymology

From Old Swedish æng, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic *angijō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛŋː/
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋː

Noun

äng c

  1. a meadow, a field of grass
    – Det var en ko på ängen. – Jag fattar inte. – Det var kon som var på ängen. / Det var kon som var poängen.
    – There was a cow in [on] the meadow. – I don't get it. – It was the cow that was in [on] the meadow. / It was the cow that was the point / punch line. [common pun]
    • 1996, Drängarna [The Farmhands], “Kung över ängarna [King of [over] the Meadows]”, in Fint vettö [vettu] [Nice Y'know]‎[1]:
      Jag är kung över ängarna. Springer utan keps och skor. Dansar och tar ut svängarna. Ropar glatt åt mina kor. Jag är kung över ängarna. Jag skriker högt så folk förstår: Här är en av drängarna. Solen lyser där jag går.
      I am king of the meadows. [I] run without a cap and shoes. [I] dance and take sweeping turns ["take out the turns" – also used figuratively for not holding back, letting loose, and the like]. [I] shout merrily at my cows. I am king of the meadows. I scream out loud so that people understand: Here's one of the farmhands. The sun shines where I walk. [Could also be put in the present continuous. Matches the intuition in Swedish with the [I]s. See the usage notes for -r.]

Declension

Declension of äng
nominative genitive
singular indefinite äng ängs
definite ängen ängens
plural indefinite ängar ängars
definite ängarna ängarnas

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