sordin
Swedish edit
Noun edit
sordin c
- a mute, a sordine; a device which may be used on some music instruments, especially brass or strings, to achieve a softer, quieter sound.
- (idiomatic, figuratively, in "lägga sordin på" (lay mute on)) to put a damper on
- Den dåliga nyheten lade sordin på feststämningen
- The bad news put a damper on the party mood
Declension edit
| Declension of sordin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sordin | sordinen | sordiner | sordinerna |
| Genitive | sordins | sordinens | sordiners | sordinernas |