mjölnare

Swedish

Etymology

Old Swedish mölna, mylna (“mill”) (from Latin molīna). Equivalent to mjöl +‎ -are. Alternatively directly from Late Latin molīnārius.

Spelling influenced by mjöl (“flour, meal”), which shares a common Proto-Indo-European etymon.

Noun

mjölnare c

  1. a miller (person)

Declension

Declension of mjölnare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mjölnare mjölnares
definite mjölnaren mjölnarens
plural indefinite mjölnare mjölnares
definite mjölnarna mjölnarnas

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