stålar
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of stål (“steel”) + -ar (“plural suffix”), via the cant Older Månsing, possibly as peddlers from Västergötland is said to have used steel objects as means of payment. First attested in 1893.[1]
Noun
[edit]stålar c pl
Usage notes
[edit]- Should not be confused with the plural form of stål (“steel”), which always retain its singular form even in plural.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | - | - |
| definite | - | - | |
| plural | indefinite | stålar | stålars |
| definite | stålarna | stålarnas |