nytändning
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
ny (“new”) + tändning (“lighting, igniting”)
Noun edit
nytändning c
- the first observation of the crescent after new moon
- (figuratively) a reinvigoration, a revival, a new start
- en nytändning i äktenskapet
- rekindling a marriage
Usage notes edit
Likely thought of as "new ignition" in (sense 2) by many native speakers, as the moon sense is somewhat obscure.
Declension edit
| Declension of nytändning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nytändning | nytändningen | nytändningar | nytändningarna |
| Genitive | nytändnings | nytändningens | nytändningars | nytändningarnas |