flottning

Swedish

Etymology

flotta +‎ -ning (“-ing”)

Noun

flottning c

1. transportation (of logs or the like) on (flowing) water (like a river); log driving, log floating, timber rafting

   Synonyms: (of logs) timmerflottning, (not bundled into a raft) lösflottning, (timber rafting) fastflottning

Declension

Declension of flottning

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	flottning	flottnings
	definite	flottningen	flottningens
plural	indefinite	flottningar	flottningars
	definite	flottningarna	flottningarnas

Related terms

• flotta
• flottare

See also

• flottlägga (“bundle logs into a raft”)
• flottläggning (“bundling of logs into a raft”)
• sågverk (“sawmill”)
• timmerflotte (“raft of bundled logs”)

References

• flottning in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flottning in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)