inbillning

Swedish

Etymology

inbilla +‎ -ning. Compare German Einbildung, Danish indbildning. See also Latin informatio.

Noun

inbillning c

  1. 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.
  2. (rare, higher register) imagination, fancy, conceit (more generally)

Declension
Declension of inbillning 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative inbillning inbillningen inbillningar inbillningarna
Genitive inbillnings inbillningens inbillningars inbillningarnas

Derived terms

See also
  • fantasi (“imagination, fantasy”) (involving things known not to be true)

References
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