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järn

See also: jarn, járn, and jærn

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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  • jern (obsolete since 1889)
  • jaͤrn (obsolete typography)

Etymology

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From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɛːrn/, [ˈjæːɳ]
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Noun

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järn n

  1. iron
    1. (uncountable) iron (a metal)
    2. (archaic) iron (a heated appliance used to press wrinkles from clothing)
      • 1784 October 23, “Til ſalu finnes [For sale]”, in Dagligt Allehanda, number 245, page 3:
        […] ; daͤrefter twaͤttar man honom [fläcken] med kalt watten, laͤgger laͤſkpapper daͤruppå och far daͤroͤfwer med et hett jaͤrn; […]
        […] ; thereafter, one cleans him [the spot] with cold water, layeth blotting paper thereupon, and passeth thereover with a hot iron; […]
      Synonym: strykjärn
    3. (plural only) iron (shackles)
      • 1906 April 28, “Fångens lilla dotter [The Prisoner's Little Daughter]”, in Öresundsposten, page 15:
        Är det Jakob, så är det en ärke kanalje, som vi måst slå i järn.
        If it is Jakob, then he is an arch-rascal whom we must put in irons.
      Synonym: boja
  2. certain sharp tools with a blade made of steel or iron
  3. (colloquial) a stiff drink
    ta sig ett järn
    have a stiff drink

Declension

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Declension of järn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative järn järnet järn järnen
Genitive järns järnets järns järnens

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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