nyckelpiga
Swedish
nyckelpiga
Etymology
Compound of nyckel (“key”) + piga (“maid, maiden”), a reference to the Virgin Mary holding the keys to heaven. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Declension
| Declension of nyckelpiga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nyckelpiga | nyckelpigan | nyckelpigor | nyckelpigorna |
| Genitive | nyckelpigas | nyckelpigans | nyckelpigors | nyckelpigornas |
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative
Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.