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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	örhänge	örhänges
	definite	örhänget	örhängets
plural	indefinite	örhängen	örhängens
	definite	örhängena	örhängenas

Hyponyms

• örclips (clip-on earrings)

Further reading

• örhänge in Svensk ordbok.