stenkast
Swedish
Etymology
sten + kast, from Old Swedish stenkast
Noun
stenkast n
- (idiomatic) stone's throw; a short distance corresponding to the maximal distance one is able to throw a stone, understood to be between about 30 and 75 meters (but can also be up to several kilometers)
- (units of measure, archaic) 50 steg; 40 to 50 metre
Declension
| Declension of stenkast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stenkast | stenkastet | stenkast | stenkasten |
| Genitive | stenkasts | stenkastets | stenkasts | stenkastens |
References
- stenkast in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stenkast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stenkast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stenkast in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T
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