kastanj
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia).
Noun
[edit]kastanj c
- chestnut (nut or tree) (usually referring to the horse chestnut)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kastanj | kastanjs |
| definite | kastanjen | kastanjens | |
| plural | indefinite | kastanjer | kastanjers |
| definite | kastanjerna | kastanjernas |
Descendants
[edit]- → Finnish: kastanja
Further reading
[edit]- kastanj in Svensk ordbok.
- kastanj in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)