stjälk
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish stiælker, stiælke, from Proto-Indo-European *stel-. Cognate with English stalk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stjälk c
- The stem of a herbaceous (non-woody) plant
Declension edit
| Declension of stjälk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stjälk | stjälken | stjälkar | stjälkarna |
| Genitive | stjälks | stjälkens | stjälkars | stjälkarnas |
References edit
- stjälk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stjälk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)