hängmatta

Swedish

en hängmatta

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hangmat, by folk etymology reinterpreted as hänga (“hang”) +‎ matta (“rug”). Ultimately derived from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno amaca, *hamaka. Compare origin of French hamac and German Hängematte. First attested in 1679.

Doublet of hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”).

Noun

hängmatta c

1. A hammock; a bed of cloth or net suspended between two trees or poles.

Declension

Declension of hängmatta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hängmatta	hängmattan	hängmattor	hängmattorna
Genitive	hängmattas	hängmattans	hängmattors	hängmattornas

See also

• hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”)