Swedish

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Etymology

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spara (to save) +‎ låga (flame)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑːrˌloːɡa/
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Noun

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sparlåga c

  1. (literally) back burner, low heat (section of a stove producing relatively little heat)
  2. (figurative) back burner (a state of low activity; a state of low current importance)

Declension

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Declension of sparlåga 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sparlåga sparlågan sparlågor sparlågorna
Genitive sparlågas sparlågans sparlågors sparlågornas

Derived terms

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