örhänge

Swedish

Etymology

öra (“ear”) +‎ hänge (“catkin; something hanging”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːrˌhɛŋɛ/

Noun

örhänge n

  1. earring
    Hon bar ett par vackra örhängen i guld.
    She wore a pair of beautiful gold earrings.
  2. (colloquial) A popular (older) musical piece that is played regularly; favorite, oldie.
    Radion spelade gamla örhängen av Ella Fitzgerald hela natten.
    The radio played oldies by Ella Fitzgerald all night long.

Declension

Declension of örhänge
nominative genitive
singular indefinite örhänge örhänges
definite örhänget örhängets
plural indefinite örhängen örhängens
definite örhängena örhängenas

Hyponyms

  • örclips (clip-on earrings)

Further reading

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