nystan

Swedish

Etymology

The noun ending -n was added in the 16th or 17th century. The older noun is the same as the verb, nysta. It might be related to Icelandic hnoða and hnúðr, English knit, and Ancient Greek κνύθος (knúthos).

Noun

nystan n

  1. a ball (of yarn or string), a skein

Declension

Declension of nystan
nominative genitive
singular indefinite nystan nystans
definite nystanet nystanets
plural indefinite nystan nystans
definite nystanen nystanens

References

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