milsten

Swedish

Etymology

mil +‎ sten (“stone”)

Noun

milsten c

  1. a milestone made of stone
    Synonym: milstolpe
  2. (figuratively, rare) a milestone
    Synonym: milstolpe

Usage notes

Likely considered by many to be an improper anglicism in (sense 2). The idiomatic word in the figurative sense is milstolpe.

Declension
Declension of milsten 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative milsten milstenen milstenar milstenarna
Genitive milstens milstenens milstenars milstenarnas

References
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