örhänge

Swedish

Etymology

öra (“ear”) +‎ hänge (“catkin; something hanging”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈøːrˌhɛŋɛ/

Noun

örhänge n

  1. earring
    Hon bar ett par vackra örhängen i guld.
    She wore a pair of beautiful gold earrings.
  2. (colloquial) A popular (older) musical piece that is played regularly; favorite, oldie.
    Radion spelade gamla örhängen av Ella Fitzgerald hela natten.
    The radio played oldies by Ella Fitzgerald all night long.

Declension
Declension of örhänge 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative örhänge örhänget örhängen örhängena
Genitive örhänges örhängets örhängens örhängenas

Hyponyms
  • örclips (clip-on earrings)

Further reading
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