fena
Mapudungun
Portuguese
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːˌna/
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish fina, of common Germanic origins. Possibly related to the Latin pinna (“tip, point”).
Noun
fena c
- The protruding appendage on a marine animal; fin, flipper.
- A stabilizing structural detail on various vehicles; fin.
- In the idiom inte röra en fena, "not moving a fin"; to stay completely still, to not move a muscle.
- De rörde inte en fena medan fiendepatrullen gick förbi.
- They didn't move a muscle as the enemy patrol passed by.
- De rörde inte en fena medan fiendepatrullen gick förbi.
Declension
Declension of fena | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fena | fenan | fenor | fenorna |
Genitive | fenas | fenans | fenors | fenornas |
Related terms
- analfena
- bröstfena
- hajfena
- finne
- ryggfena
- stjärtfena
Declension
Not compared or deflected.
Noun
fena c
- In the idiom vara en fena på något, literally "to be a fin at something", to be good at something.
- Hon var en riktig fena på att köra bil.
- She was really good at driving.
- Hon var en riktig fena på att köra bil.
Declension
Declension of fena | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fena | fenan | fenor | fenorna |
Genitive | fenas | fenans | fenors | fenornas |
See also
References
- fena in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- fena in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
- Fena på och haj på, Dagens Nyheter, 6 september 2008.
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