gammelpiga

Swedish

Alternative forms

• gammalpiga

Etymology

gammel- (“old”) +‎ piga (“maid”)

Noun

gammelpiga c

1. (regional, Finland, Norrland) an (old) woman who has never been married; an old maid

Declension

Declension of gammelpiga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gammelpiga	gammelpigas
	definite	gammelpigan	gammelpigans
plural	indefinite	gammelpigor	gammelpigors
	definite	gammelpigorna	gammelpigornas

See also

• ungmö (“spinster”)

References

• gammelpiga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Språkbruk