vägg
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish væg f, vægger m, from Old Norse veggr. Cognates include Danish væg, Faroese and Icelandic veggur, Gothic *𐍅𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌿𐍃 (*waddjus) and Norwegian vegg.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛɡ/
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Usage notes
A free-standing wall made of brick, stones, concrete or the like is a mur.
Declension
Declension of vägg | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vägg | väggen | väggar | väggarna |
Genitive | väggs | väggens | väggars | väggarnas |
Derived terms
- gå in i väggen (“suffer a burnout”)
- kunna slänga sig i väggen (“not be able to match up”)
- mellan skål och vägg
- ställa mot väggen
- vägg i vägg (“next door”)
- innervägg (“inner wall”)
- yttervägg (“outer wall”)
References
- vägg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading
- vägg in Svensk ordbok.
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