kastanj
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).
Noun
editkastanj c
- chestnut (nut or tree) (usually referring to the horse chestnut)
Declension
editDeclension of kastanj | ||||
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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)