avgrund
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish afgrund, from Middle Low German afgrunt. Cognate of German Abgrund.
Noun
avgrund c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | avgrund | avgrunds |
| definite | avgrunden | avgrundens | |
| plural | indefinite | avgrunder | avgrunders |
| definite | avgrunderna | avgrundernas |
Derived terms
- avgrundsande
- avgrundsdjup
- avgrundshöger
- avgrundslik
- avgrundsvrål
- avgrundsvänster
Further reading
- avgrund in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- avgrund in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)