väninna
Swedish
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Noun
[edit]väninna c
- a female friend (usually of a female, and usually of adult friendship)
- (now rare) a mistress (of a man)
- Synonym: älskarinna
Usage notes
[edit]Having a väninna sounds feminine. A female friend of a male would usually just be called a "(kvinnlig) vän" ((female) friend). Though rare in contemporary Swedish and likely to be misunderstood, a väninna of a man can also mean a mistress.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | väninna | väninnas |
| definite | väninnan | väninnans | |
| plural | indefinite | väninnor | väninnors |
| definite | väninnorna | väninnornas |