fästmö

Swedish

Etymology

From fästa (“betroth”) +‎ mö (“maiden”), from Old Norse festarmær. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk festemøy and Danish fæstemø.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -øː

Noun

fästmö c

  1. a fiancée (woman who is engaged to be married)
    Coordinate term: fästman

Declension

Declension of fästmö
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fästmö fästmös
definite fästmön fästmöns
plural indefinite fästmör fästmörs
definite fästmörna fästmörnas

References

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