kastanj
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).
Noun edit
kastanj c
- chestnut (nut or tree) (usually referring to the horse chestnut)
Declension edit
| Declension of kastanj | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kastanj | kastanjen | kastanjer | kastanjerna |
| Genitive | kastanjs | kastanjens | kastanjers | kastanjernas |
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: kastanja
Further reading edit
- kastanj in Svensk ordbok.
- kastanj in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)