nytändning
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ny (“new”) + tändning (“lighting, igniting”)
Noun
[edit]nytändning c
- the first observation of the crescent after new moon
- (figuratively) a reinvigoration, a revival, a new start
- en nytändning i äktenskapet
- rekindling a marriage
Usage notes
[edit]Likely thought of as "new ignition" in (sense 2) by many native speakers, as the moon sense is somewhat obscure.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | nytändning | nytändnings |
| definite | nytändningen | nytändningens | |
| plural | indefinite | nytändningar | nytändningars |
| definite | nytändningarna | nytändningarnas |