jordfästning
Swedish
Etymology
From jord (“earth”) + fästa (“attach”) + -ning (“-ing”). Likely originally of magically "attaching" someone to the ground so that they would not return from the dead. Attested since 1681.
Noun
jordfästning c
- a funeral service in connection to the deceased being buried
- Synonyms: begravning, begravningsgudtjänst
Declension
| Declension of jordfästning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | jordfästning | jordfästningen | jordfästningar | jordfästningarna |
| Genitive | jordfästnings | jordfästningens | jordfästningars | jordfästningarnas |
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