Delningen

Delningen is a Swedish term that denotes the act or result of dividing something into parts. The word comes from del- meaning “part” and the noun-forming suffix -ningen; related forms include delning (the act of dividing) and uppdelning (partition or subdivision).

In geography and hydrology, delningen can refer to a watershed or geographic divide where drainage flows toward different basins or seas. In land administration and surveying, delning describes the subdivision of land into parcels or plots and the delimitation of property boundaries.

In legal and historical contexts, delningen may denote the partition of an inheritance or estate among heirs, or more broadly the division of property or jurisdictions within a state or region. The term is thus used across disciplines to indicate a process of separating a whole into components, often accompanied by corresponding records, maps, or legal instruments.

Delningen can also occur as a proper name for a locality or geographic feature in Swedish-speaking regions, in which case it is treated as a place name rather than a common noun. Because it is a generic term, its exact meaning depends on context, and several distinct uses may coexist in different regions or disciplines.

Related terms include delning, uppdelning, and avdelning. See also partition, watershed, land subdivision, and inheritance division.