prästkrage

Swedish

Etymology

präst (“priest”) +‎ krage (“collar”). The botanical sense due to its similarity with a ruff, worn by Swedish priests until the 17th century. Cf. Norwegian Nynorsk prestekrage. False friend of Danish præstekrave.

Noun

prästkrage c

  1. (Christianity) clerical collar
  3. (botany) oxeye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare

Declension

Declension of prästkrage
nominative genitive
singular indefinite prästkrage prästkrages
definite prästkragen prästkragens
plural indefinite prästkragar prästkragars
definite prästkragarna prästkragarnas

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References

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