slinga

See also: šlinga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse slyngva, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to twist”).

Noun

slinga c

1. a bend or winding

   rökslinga

   wisp of smoke

2. something with twists and turns (bends or windings), like a trail

   motionsslinga

   jogging trail

3. a hearing loop (usually as hörslinga)
4. a series of lights, like a lightstrip or festoon (usually as ljusslinga)
5. an (often dyed) strand of hair

   blå slingor

   blue highlights

6. a (part of a) melody (often as musikslinga or melodislinga)
7. (computing) a loop

   Synonym: loop

Declension

Declension of slinga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slinga	slingas
	definite	slingan	slingans
plural	indefinite	slingor	slingors
	definite	slingorna	slingornas

References

• slinga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slinga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slinga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• inslag, ligans, signal, singla