Swedish

Noun

nypon n

1. rose hip (the fruit of a rose)

Declension

Usage notes

• Swedish train ticket collectors enter the waggon calling out for nypåstigna ‎(new passengers), which is sometimes jokingly misheard for Nyponstigen (hip path, supposedly a street name).

Related terms

• nyponblom
• nyponbuske
• nyponros
• nyponröd
• nyponsnår
• nyponsoppa
• nyponte

References

1. ↑ nypon in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• nypon in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)