gammelpiga

Swedish

Alternative forms

• gammalpiga

Etymology

gammel- (“old”) +‎ piga (“maid”)

Noun

gammelpiga c

1. (regional, Finland, Norrland) an (old) woman who has never been married; an old maid

Declension

Declension of gammelpiga
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gammelpiga	gammelpigan	gammelpigor	gammelpigorna
Genitive	gammelpigas	gammelpigans	gammelpigors	gammelpigornas

See also

• ungmö (“spinster”)

References

• gammelpiga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Språkbruk