hängmatta

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hangmat, by folk etymology reinterpreted as hänga (“hang”) +‎ matta (“rug”). Ultimately derived from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno amaca, *hamaka. Compare origin of French hamac and German Hängematte. First attested in 1679.[1][2]

Doublet of hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”).

Noun

hängmatta c

  1. A hammock; a bed of cloth or net suspended between two trees or poles.

Declension

Declension of hängmatta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hängmatta hängmattas
definite hängmattan hängmattans
plural indefinite hängmattor hängmattors
definite hängmattorna hängmattornas

See also

  • hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”)

References

  1. ^ hängmatta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  2. ^ hängmatta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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