tidningars

Tidningars is the genitive plural form of the Swedish noun tidningar, meaning newspapers. The form signals possession and translates to “of the newspapers” or “the newspapers’” in English. In Swedish, possessive constructions are typically formed by adding the suffix -s to the noun, and there is no apostrophe. Therefore tidningar becomes tidningars in possessive use, while the definite plural possessive is tidningarnas, used when referring to specific newspapers.

Historically, tidning has referred to tidings or news, and the sense of a periodical publication containing news developed over time into the modern meaning of newspapers. In contemporary Swedish, tidningars is common in neutral prose, especially in discussions about media, journalism, or linguistic description of the language.

Usage examples include tidningars innehåll (the contents of the newspapers), tidningarnas ledarsidor (the newspapers’ editorial pages), and tidningars spridning (the newspapers’ distribution). The form adapts to the noun it modifies, appearing in both generic and specific references, with tidningars used for indefinite possessive phrases and tidningarnas for definite possessive phrases.

In summary, tidningars is a standard Swedish genitive plural form indicating possession by multiple newspapers, while tidningarnas marks possession by a definite group of newspapers.