ögonsten

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish öghasten, historically also in the sense "eyeball". By surface analysis, öga +‎ sten.

Noun

ögonsten c

1. apple of someone's eye; pride and joy

Declension

Declension of ögonsten

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ögonsten	ögonstens
	definite	ögonstenen	ögonstenens
plural	indefinite	ögonstenar	ögonstenars
	definite	ögonstenarna	ögonstenarnas

Further reading

• ögonsten in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker