teddybjörn

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of English teddy bear, equivalent to Teddy +‎ bear.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

teddybjörn c

  1. a teddy bear or teddy
    • 1969, Lasse Berghagen, “Teddybjörnen Fredriksson [Fredriksson the teddy bear]”‎[1]:
      Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, ja, så hette han. En gång var han bara min, och vi älskade varann. Teddybjörnen Fredriksson, hans nos den var av garn. Ja, han var min bästa vän, när jag var ett litet barn.
      Fredriksson the teddy bear, yes, that was his name. Once he was just mine, and we loved each other. Fredriksson the teddy bear, his nose was made of yarn. Yes, he was my best friend, when I was a little child.

Declension

Declension of teddybjörn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite teddybjörn teddybjörns
definite teddybjörnen teddybjörnens
plural indefinite teddybjörnar teddybjörnars
definite teddybjörnarna teddybjörnarnas

Synonyms

References