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noun
- post-1860s, datedMiss(title for an) unmarried woman (of any class – see usage notes below)
- somewhat dateda female teacher or pedagogue, Missin kindergarten or elementary school – especially when referred to or addressed by the children
- somewhat datedMissas a term of address for a woman in certain functions, for example a waitress
- by extensiona young girl, a miss
- a Miss(title for a) female participant in or winner of a (Swedish) beauty pageant or beauty contest
- obsoletea (title for an) unmarried princess
Forms
noun
| indefinite nominative singular | fröken |
|---|---|
| genitive indefinite singular | frökens |
| definite nominative singular | fröken |
| definite genitive singular | frökens |
| indefinite nominative plural | fröknar |
| genitive indefinite plural | fröknars |
| definite nominative plural | fröknarna |
| definite genitive plural | fröknarnas |
Other ways to say it
- dagisfrökena female kindergarten teacher or pedagogue
- lärarea (male or female) teacher
- lärarinnaa female teacher
- missa miss (failure to hit); a mistake
- pedagogpedagogue, teacher; a person who researches pedagogy; an educationalist
- skolfrökena female schoolteacher for early grade levels (like elementary school)