dagslända

Swedish

Etymology

From dag (“day”) +‎ slända (“winged insect”). Compare English dayfly.

Noun

dagslända c

  1. a mayfly (any insect of the order Ephemeroptera)
  2. (figuratively) something short-lived; a fad, a flash in the pan
    Synonym: (fad) fluga

Declension

Declension of dagslända
nominative genitive
singular indefinite dagslända dagsländas
definite dagsländan dagsländans
plural indefinite dagsländor dagsländors
definite dagsländorna dagsländornas

References

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