fjäder

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fiädher, fiæþer, from Old Norse fjǫðr (“feather”), from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

fjäder c

feather, plume
spring, a mechanical device which can store energy

Declension

Declension of fjäder
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fjäder	fjädern	fjädrar	fjädrarna
Genitive	fjäders	fjäderns	fjädrars	fjädrarnas

Derived terms

fjäderbeklädd
fjäderfä
fjäderpenna
fjädra

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