känsel

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from känna (“to feel, to touch, to perceive”), used since the 1600s. Cognate with Danish kendsel, Norwegian Bokmål kjensel, Norwegian Nynorsk kjensel and Icelandic kensl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɕɛnsəl]

Noun

känsel c (uncountable)

1. touch, the sense used to detect physical contact

Declension

Declension of känsel
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	känsel	känseln	—	—
Genitive	känsels	känselns	—	—

Related terms

• känsla
• känna
• känning

See also

• hörsel (“hearing”)
• syn (“sight”)
• smak (“taste”)
• lukt (“smell”)
• tanke (“thought”)