stålar

== Swedish == === Etymology === Compound of stål (“steel”) +‎ -ar (“plural suffix”), via the cant Older Månsing, possibly as peddlers from Västergötland is said to have used steel objects as means of payment. First attested in 1893. === Noun === stålar c pl (informal) money Synonyms: (colloquial) stålars, pengar ==== Usage notes ==== Should not be confused with the plural form of stål (“steel”), which always retain its singular form even in plural. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “stålar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “stålar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)