Kärlens

Kärlens is the genitive form of the Swedish noun kärl, which means vessel, container, or duct. The form is used to indicate possession or attribution, for example in phrases such as kärlens vägg (the vessel’s wall) or kärlens diameter (the vessel’s diameter). In medical and anatomical contexts, kärl is commonly used to refer to blood vessels or lymphatic vessels, and kärlens is used when describing a property of those vessels.

Beyond biology, the term can also apply to ordinary containers or vessels. In that sense, kärlens innehåll would mean the contents of the vessel, and kärlens material would refer to the material of the vessel. The genitive -s is a standard grammatical feature in Swedish, forming possessive relationships between nouns without requiring possessive pronouns.

Usage notes emphasize that kärlens is primarily a possessive construction and is typically found in formal or technical writing, including educational texts on anatomy, physiology, and related fields. In everyday language, speakers may opt for alternative wording or context to express similar ideas, but kärlens remains a correct and common form for indicating that something belongs to or is a characteristic of a vessel.

See also: kärl (vessel), Swedish grammar, genitive construction.