örhänge

Swedish

Etymology

öra (“ear”) +‎ hänge (“catkin; something hanging”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːrˌhɛŋɛ/

Noun

örhänge n

1. earring

   Hon bar ett par vackra örhängen i guld.

   She wore a pair of beautiful gold earrings.

2. (colloquial) A popular (older) musical piece that is played regularly; favorite, oldie.

   Radion spelade gamla örhängen av Ella Fitzgerald hela natten.

   The radio played oldies by Ella Fitzgerald all night long.

Declension

Declension of örhänge
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	örhänge	örhänget	örhängen	örhängena
Genitive	örhänges	örhängets	örhängens	örhängenas

Hyponyms

• örclips (clip-on earrings)

Further reading

• örhänge in Svensk ordbok.