päls

See also: pals, paels, Pals, and PALS

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse pilz, from Middle Low German pels, from Medieval Latin pellicea, from Latin pellis (“skin”). Cognate with Icelandic pels.

Pronunciation

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Noun

päls c

1. fur, coat

   en hund med mjuk päls ― a dog with soft fur

2. pelt
3. fur coat

Declension

Declension of päls

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	päls	päls
	definite	pälsen	pälsens
plural	indefinite	pälsar	pälsars
	definite	pälsarna	pälsarnas

Derived terms

• få på pälsen

References

• päls in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• päls in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• päls in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)