klänning

From klädning (“costume”), from kläda (“to dress”) +‎ -ning.

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛnːɪŋ/

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klänning c

1. a dress (woman's garment that covers the upper body (going over the shoulders) and includes a skirt below the waist)

Klänning might sometimes sound a bit fancier than dress. A garment that doesn't go over the shoulders often feels like a kjol instead.

• klänningsliv

• kjol (“skirt”)

• klänning in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klänning in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)