hylsa

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hülse. Compare origin of hölja.

Noun

hylsa c

1. case, casing
2. ferrule
3. (botany) shell, hull

Declension

Declension of hylsa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hylsa	hylsas
	definite	hylsan	hylsans
plural	indefinite	hylsor	hylsors
	definite	hylsorna	hylsornas

Derived terms

• patronhylsa
• tomhylsa

Further reading

• hylsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hylsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hylsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• hylsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)