känsel

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from känna (“to feel, to touch, to perceive”), used since the 1600s.[1] Cognate with Danish kendsel, Norwegian Bokmål kjensel, Norwegian Nynorsk kjensel and Icelandic kensl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɕɛnsəl]

Noun

känsel c (uncountable)

  1. touch, the sense used to detect physical contact

Declension
Declension of känsel 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative känsel känseln — —
Genitive känsels känselns — —

See also

References
  1. känsel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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