stenkast
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]sten + kast, from Old Swedish stenkast
Noun
[edit]stenkast n
- (idiomatic) stone's throw; a short distance corresponding to the maximal distance one is able to throw a stone, understood to be between about 30 and 75 meters (but can also be up to several kilometers)
- (units of measure, archaic) 50 steg; 40 to 50 metre
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stenkast | stenkasts |
| definite | stenkastet | stenkastets | |
| plural | indefinite | stenkast | stenkasts |
| definite | stenkasten | stenkastens |
References
[edit]- stenkast in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stenkast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stenkast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stenkast in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T