gräns
Swedish
Etymology
From Late Old Swedish grens, from German Grenze, from Proto-Slavic *granica (“boundary, border”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
gräns c
- bound, boundary; the border of a territory
- (mathematics) bound; a value which is larger (or smaller) than every element in a given set
- border; where one country or other area ends and the next begins
- limit; restriction which may not be crossed
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | gräns | gräns |
definite | gränsen | gränsens | |
plural | indefinite | gränser | gränsers |
definite | gränserna | gränsernas |
Derived terms
- gränsbevakning
- gränspostering
- gränsstation
- gränstrakt
- gränsvärde
- gränsövergång
- gå över gränsen
- minsta övre gräns
- största undre gräns
See also
Further reading
- gräns in Svensk ordbok.