inbillning
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]inbilla + -ning. Compare German Einbildung, Danish indbildning. See also Latin informatio.
Noun
[edit]inbillning c
- imagination, delusion (erroneous notion without a basis in reality)
- Det står ingen elefant i hörnet. Det är bara inbillning.
- There's no elephant standing in the corner. It's all in your head / just your imagination.
- (rare, higher register) imagination, fancy, conceit (more generally)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | inbillning | inbillnings |
| definite | inbillningen | inbillningens | |
| plural | indefinite | inbillningar | inbillningars |
| definite | inbillningarna | inbillningarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- fantasi (“imagination, fantasy”) (involving things known not to be true)