UrsprungFrom Old Swedish svamper, from Old East Norse svampr (compare Old West Norse svǫppr). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swampaz (“sponge, fungus”), variant of *swammaz. Probably a doublet of sopp and sump.
- common-gender, countable, uncountablemushroom
“Jag gillar inte höghus, sten och lättbetong. Jag trivs inte i stan, för den är grå och trång. Jag vill bo i en svamp, annars får jag kramp (svamp). Det finns hopp för min kropp i en mullig sopp (svamp” — I don't like high-rise, stone and lightweight concrete. I don't like it in the city, because it [the city] is gray and crowded [tight, cramped]. I want to live in a mushroom, otherwise I get cramps (m
- common-gender, countable, uncountablefungus
“fotsvamp” — athlete's foot [foot fungus]
- common-gender, countablesponge (piece of porous material used for washing and cleaning)
Formersvamp(indefinite, nominative, singular) · svamps(genitive, indefinite, singular) · svampen(definite, nominative, singular) · svampens(definite, genitive, singular) · svampar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · svampars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · svamparna(definite, nominative, plural) · svamparnas(definite, genitive, plural)