milsten

== Swedish == === Etymology === mil +‎ sten (“stone”) === Noun === milsten c a milestone made of stone Synonym: milstolpe (figuratively, rare) a milestone Synonym: milstolpe ==== Usage notes ==== Likely considered by many to be an improper anglicism in (sense 2). The idiomatic word in the figurative sense is milstolpe. ==== Declension ==== === References === “milsten”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “milsten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “milsten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)