trängsel

Swedish

Etymology

tränga +‎ -sel. Cognate of Danish trængsel. Compare German Drangsal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

trängsel c

  1. people (or sometimes other things by extension) pressing against each other due to lack of space; crowdedness, crush, throng

Usage notes

See the usage notes for tränga. This word can be thought of as (a state of) "tränging."

Declension

Declension of trängsel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite trängsel trängsels
definite trängseln trängselns
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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