inföding

Swedish

Etymology

Compare infödd.

Noun

inföding c

  1. a native (indigenous inhabitant)
    kokas levande medan infödingarna dansar runt grytan
    be boiled alive while the natives dance around the cauldron

Usage notes

  • Has primitive, exotic connotations, of natives encountered during expeditions and in colonies and the like. Bit old-fashioned and likely to be considered derogatory. Previously common as a trope.
  • Urinvånare and ursprungsbefolkning are neutral.

Declension

Declension of inföding
nominative genitive
singular indefinite inföding infödings
definite infödingen infödingens
plural indefinite infödingar infödingars
definite infödingarna infödingarnas

See also

References

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