väninna

Swedish

Etymology

vän +‎ -inna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

väninna c

1. a female friend (usually of a female, and usually of adult friendship)
2. (now rare) a mistress (of a man)

   Synonym: älskarinna

Usage notes

Having a väninna sounds feminine. A female friend of a male would usually just be called a "(kvinnlig) vän" ((female) friend). Though rare in contemporary Swedish and likely to be misunderstood, a väninna of a man can also mean a mistress.

Declension

Declension of väninna
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	väninna	väninnan	väninnor	väninnorna
Genitive	väninnas	väninnans	väninnors	väninnornas

References

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