ögonsten

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish öghasten, historically also in the sense "eyeball". By surface analysis, öga +‎ sten.

Noun

ögonsten c

  1. apple of someone's eye; pride and joy

Declension

Declension of ögonsten
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ögonsten ögonstens
definite ögonstenen ögonstenens
plural indefinite ögonstenar ögonstenars
definite ögonstenarna ögonstenarnas

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