gammeldans

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • gammaldans

Etymology

From gammel- (“old”) +‎ dans (“dance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡamɛlˌdans/

Noun

gammeldans c

  1. one of many types of partner dances that were popular before American dances (e.g. foxtrot) were introduced to Sweden in the early 20th century
    Hyponyms: hambo, mazurka, polka, schottis, vals

Declension

Declension of gammeldans
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gammeldans gammeldans
definite gammeldansen gammeldansens
plural indefinite gammeldanser gammeldansers
definite gammeldanserna gammeldansernas

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References

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