erinran

Swedish

Etymology

Affix of erinra (“remind; recall”) +‎ -an (“-ing”). First attested in 1752.

Noun

erinran c

1. (formal) reminder [since 1752]
2. (formal) remark, warning, objection [since c. 1755]
   • 2023 May 10, Jesper Marken, “Restaurang varnas – festdeltagare på stort företag drack alkohol på fel våning [Restaurant is warned - partygoers at a large company drank alcohol on the wrong floor]”, in VXO News‎^[1]:

     Ett restaurangföretag i Växjö tilldelas nu en erinran – en mildare form av varning – från kommunen för att man inte har följt alkohollagen.

     A restaurant company in Växjö is now adjudged a remark - a milder form of warning - from the municipality for not following the alcohol law.

Usage notes

• In colloquial speech the term can sometimes come across as overly formal or archaic. See synonyms for colloquial and contemporary terms.

Declension

Declension of erinran
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	erinran	erinran	erinringar	erinringarna
Genitive	erinrans	erinrans	erinringars	erinringarnas

Synonyms

• anmärkning (“remark; complaint”)
• erinring
• påminnelse (“reminder”)
• varning (“warning”)

Derived terms

• krigsmans erinran

References

• erinran in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• erinran in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)