jänta

See also: janta and jantă

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Norwegian jente.

Noun

jänta c

1. a girl (female child or young woman)

Usage notes

Somewhat folksy. Could also be translated as lass, wench, etc., depending on context.

Declension

Declension of jänta
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jänta	jäntan	jäntor	jäntorna
Genitive	jäntas	jäntans	jäntors	jäntornas

Synonyms

• fjälla
• flicka
• tjej
• tös

 

Related terms

• jäntunge

References

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

Anagrams

• tjäna, tänja