bordsbön

Swedish

Etymology

From bord (“table”) +‎ -s- +‎ bön (“prayer”). Cognate with Danish bordbøn, Norwegian bordbønn, Icelandic borðbæn, Faroese borðbøn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːrdsˌbøːn/
  • (Central Sweden) IPA^(key): [ˈbɯ̂ᵝːɖ̥ʂb̥ø̂ʷːn]
• Rhymes: -øːn
• Hyphenation: bords‧bön

Noun

bordsbön c (countable)

1. grace, a table prayer

   be bordsbön ― say grace

Declension

Declension of bordsbön

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bordsbön	bordsböns
	definite	bordsbönen	bordsbönens
plural	indefinite	bordsböner	bordsböners
	definite	bordsbönerna	bordsbönernas