Noun: syssla
Hyphenation:
Gender: Common gender
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | syssla |
| Sg. Def. | sysslan |
| Pl. Indef. | sysslor |
| Pl. Def. | sysslorna |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | sysslas |
| Sg. Def. | sysslans |
| Pl. Indef. | sysslors |
| Pl. Def. | sysslornas |
Sample Sentences
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Jag har en ny syssla (I have a new thing I'm doing)
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ge någon en syssla (give someone something to do [that goes on for a while] / a chore / etc.)
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1529, Martin Luther, The Small Catechism, Table of Duties: For All in Common.
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När var och en sin syssla sköter, då går det väl, vad än oss möter.
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Let each his lesson learn with care, And all the household well shall fare.
Nouns inflected like syssla
hojtarolja,
pocketrea,
syssla,
inbjudningslista,
kroppkaka,
snäppa,
snärja,
snärta,
snäcka,
snurra,
snippa,
salvia,
urtavla,
grendosa,
smitta,
smocka,
smedja,
togolesiska,
slunga,
slinka, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Swedish sȳsla, from Old Norse sýsla, from Proto-Germanic *seuhslō. See: Old Norse Nouns '
sýsla'.
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