Swedish

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Etymology

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tränga +‎ -sel. Cognate of Danish trængsel. Compare German Drangsal.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trängsel c

  1. people (or sometimes other things by extension) pressing against each other due to lack of space; crowdedness, crush, throng

Usage notes

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See the usage notes for tränga. This word can be thought of as (a state of) "tränging."

Declension

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Declension of trängsel 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative trängsel trängseln
Genitive trängsels trängselns
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