nypon

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === njupon (archaic) === Etymology === From Old Swedish hiupon (possibly nominative plural), from Old Norse *hjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ. Compare Danish hyben, Norwegian nype, hjupa, Old Saxon hiopo, Old High German hiufo, dialectal German hiefen, hüfen, Old English héope and English hip. The initial n- is the product of metanalysis with a first element in a compound ending in -n, like stennypon (Cognate with Norwegian steinhjupa, originally sten + hjupon). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnyːˌpɔn/ === Noun === nypon n rosehip (the fruit of a rose) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Trivia ==== Swedish train ticket collectors enter the wagon calling out for nypåstigna (new passengers), which is sometimes jokingly misheard for Nyponstigen (rosehip path, supposedly a street name). === References === nypon in Svensk ordbok (SO) nypon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) nypon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)