insnitt

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, in +‎ snitt. Cognate of German Einschnitt.

Noun

insnitt n

1. (surgery) incision [since 1846]
2. (sewing) dart (fold that is stitched on a garment) [since 1970]

Declension

Declension of insnitt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	insnitt	insnittet	insnitt	insnitten
Genitive	insnitts	insnittets	insnitts	insnittens

Further reading

• insnitt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• insnitt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• insnitt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)