mannekäng
Swedish
Etymology
From French mannequin, from Middle Dutch mannekīn, diminutive of man. Doublet of manick.
Noun
mannekäng c
- a fashion model
- Synonym: (more common) fotomodell
- a mannequin (dummy for displaying clothes)
- Synonym: (more common) skyltdocka
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | mannekäng | mannekängs |
| definite | mannekängen | mannekängens | |
| plural | indefinite | mannekänger | mannekängers |
| definite | mannekängerna | mannekängernas |
References
- mannekäng in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- mannekäng in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)