brännässla

Swedish

Etymology

From bränna (“burn”) +‎ nässla (“nettle”). Swedish orthography turns triple consonants in compounds into double consonants, hence "brännässla" and not "brännnässla."

Noun

brännässla c

  1. stinging nettle
    bränna sig på brännässlor
    get stung by [burn oneself on] nettles

Declension

Declension of brännässla
nominative genitive
singular indefinite brännässla brännässlas
definite brännässlan brännässlans
plural indefinite brännässlor brännässlors
definite brännässlorna brännässlornas

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