muskelns

Muskelns is the Swedish genitive form used to indicate possession or association with the noun muskel (muscle). In Swedish, possessive forms are typically created by adding the suffix -ns to the noun in its base form, without an apostrophe. The result muskelns means “the muscle’s” and is used to link a property or attribute to a specific muscle, for example muskelns funktion (the muscle’s function) or muskelns struktur (the muscle’s structure).

The possessive form is common in anatomical and scientific writing as well as in everyday language. It is used with both singular and plural references, though the exact spelling changes with number and definiteness. For plural forms, the corresponding possessive builds on the plural stem, as in musklernas funktioner (the muscles’ functions) or musklernas samverkan (the muscles’ coordination). In general, Swedish does not use an apostrophe for possessives, instead relying on the -ns suffix to mark ownership.

Usage notes and variants:

- The form muskelns typically appears with singular, non-possessive phrases referring to one muscle.

- For plural, musklernas is used, followed by the possessed noun (funktioner, samverkan, etc.).

- The construction is common in clinical, educational, and descriptive texts to express relationships among muscles and their properties.

See also: Swedish grammar, genitive case, possessive constructions, anatomical terminology.