tonår
Swedish
Etymology
From -ton (“-teen”) + år (“year”), probably a calque from English.
Noun
tonår n
- (chiefly in the plural) teen year, teenage year (year during which one is considered a teenager)
- Tonåren var en tuff period för mig.
- The teenage years were a tough time for me.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tonår | tonårs |
| definite | tonåret | tonårets | |
| plural | indefinite | tonår | tonårs |
| definite | tonåren | tonårens |
Derived terms
- tonårig
- tonåring
- tonårsflicka
- tonårskille
- tonårspojke
- tonårstjej