teddybjörn
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Calque of English teddy bear, equivalent to Teddy + bear.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
teddybjörn c
- a teddy bear or teddy
- 1969, Lasse Berghagen (lyrics and music), “Teddybjörnen Fredriksson [Fredriksson the teddy bear]”:
- 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 edit
| Declension of teddybjörn | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | teddybjörn | teddybjörnen | teddybjörnar | teddybjörnarna |
| Genitive | teddybjörns | teddybjörnens | teddybjörnars | teddybjörnarnas |