ögonsten

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish öghasten, historically also in the sense "eyeball". By surface analysis, öga +‎ sten.

Noun

ögonsten c

apple of someone's eye; pride and joy

Declension

Declension of ögonsten
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ögonsten	ögonstenen	ögonstenar	ögonstenarna
Genitive	ögonstens	ögonstenens	ögonstenars	ögonstenarnas

Further reading

ögonsten in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

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