hängmatta

Swedish

en hängmatta

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hangmat, by folk etymology reinterpreted as hänga (“hang”) +‎ matta (“rug”). Ultimately derived from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno amaca, *hamaka. Compare origin of French hamac and German Hängematte. First attested in 1679.

Doublet of hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”).

Noun

hängmatta c

1. A hammock; a bed of cloth or net suspended between two trees or poles.

Declension

Declension of hängmatta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hängmatta	hängmattas
	definite	hängmattan	hängmattans
plural	indefinite	hängmattor	hängmattors
	definite	hängmattorna	hängmattornas

See also

• hammock (“hammock; canopy swing”)