fåglars

Fåglars is the genitive plural form of the Swedish noun fågel, used to indicate possession or a close relationship to birds. In ordinary, indefinite references, one would typically use the plural form fåglar; to mark possession, Swedish adds the suffix -s, producing fåglars without an apostrophe.

The definite plural possessive is fåglarnas, used when referring to a specific, defined group of birds. For example, fåglarnas läten means the birds’ calls of the group previously identified. The element following the genitive form remains in its normal plural or singular form, as appropriate to the noun it modifies.

Usage and examples:

- Fåglars sång describes the birds’ song in a general sense.

- Fåglars färger refers to the colors characteristic of birds in question.

- Fåglarnas livsmiljö denotes the birds’ habitat, when the group is known or defined.

Notes on grammar:

- The -s genitive suffix is a common Swedish possessive marker and attaches to the plural form of nouns to express possession or association.

- When specificity is required, the definite plural form fåglarna is used in combination with the possessive, yielding fåglarnas + [noun], as in fåglarnas läten.

- The form fåglars does not indicate singular possession; it applies to plural birds in an indefinite sense.

Etymology:

- Fågel derives from Swedish and Old Norse roots related to birds, while the genitive -s is a general Swedish possessive ending used across many nouns.