klappersten

Swedish

A surface of klappersten(1), where each stone is also a klappersten(2).

Etymology

klapper (“clatter”) +‎ sten (“stone”)

Noun

klappersten c

1. (uncountable) rounded, often roughly fist-sized stones (formed by the action of water at a (sometimes former, due to post-glacial land uplift) beach)
2. (countable) one such stone

Declension

Declension of klappersten
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klappersten	klapperstenen	klapperstenar	klapperstenarna
Genitive	klapperstens	klapperstenens	klapperstenars	klapperstenarnas

Derived terms

• klapperstensfält

See also

• kullersten
• rullsten

References

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