jänta

See also: janta and jantă

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse genta, from gant (“joke, foolery”), cognate with Norwegian jente.

Noun

jänta c

  1. a girl (female child or young woman)

Usage notes

Somewhat folksy.

Declension
Declension of jänta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jänta jäntan jäntor jäntorna
Genitive jäntas jäntans jäntors jäntornas

Synonyms
  • jäntunge

References

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