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Gender neutral language in Swedish: Difference between revisions

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*'''Parentonym.''' Neutral, nonstandard. This can be used as a hypernym of matronym and patronym, but also to refer to such names in a gender-neutral sense.
*'''Parentonym.''' Neutral, nonstandard. This can be used as a hypernym of matronym and patronym, but also to refer to such names in a gender-neutral sense.
*'''Parriarkat.''' Neutral, nonstandard. This refers to matriarchal and/or patriarchal social systems. See the English parriarch with the prefix parr- (kin).
*'''Parriarkat.''' Neutral, nonstandard. This refers to matriarchal and/or patriarchal social systems. See the English parriarch with the prefix parr- (kin).
*'''Placenta.''' Neutral. Neutral alternative to "moderkaka".
*'''Placenta.''' Neutral alternative to "moderkaka" which translates to "mother-cookie".
*'''Polttare.''' Neutral, semi-standard loanword from Finnish. Means bach party and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to möhippa (bachelorette party) and svensexa (bachelor party).
*'''Polttare.''' Neutral, semi-standard loanword from Finnish. Means bach party and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to möhippa (bachelorette party) and svensexa (bachelor party).
*'''Prin, kronprin.''' Neutral, nonstandard. Means princess/prince and crownprincess/crownprince. Prin provides a completely gender-neutral alternative to princess and prince. It can be used to refer to a royal person's child or consort/spouse gender-neutrally. The married partner of a prin is called pringemål. Kronprin is used to refer to a royal heir gender-neutrally. Another alternative to refer to a royal person's child is "rojalt ättlingsbarn" (royal lineage-child), and another alternative for a royal person's consort is "(ingift) rojal gemål" ("married/in-law" royal consort/spouse).
*'''Prin, kronprin.''' Neutral, nonstandard. Means princess/prince and crownprincess/crownprince. Prin provides a completely gender-neutral alternative to princess and prince. It can be used to refer to a royal person's child or consort/spouse gender-neutrally. The married partner of a prin is called pringemål. Kronprin is used to refer to a royal heir gender-neutrally. Another alternative to refer to a royal person's child is "rojalt ättlingsbarn" (royal lineage-child), and another alternative for a royal person's consort is "(ingift) rojal gemål" ("married/in-law" royal consort/spouse).
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* '''Syskonskap/Kamratskap/Gemenskap/Samfund.''' Neutral, standard. Means siblinghood/camaraderie/community and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to brotherhood and sisterhood.
* '''Syskonskap/Kamratskap/Gemenskap/Samfund.''' Neutral, standard. Means siblinghood/camaraderie/community and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to brotherhood and sisterhood.
* '''Tronföljare.''' Neutral, standard. Means crown-successor.
* '''Tronföljare.''' Neutral, standard. Means crown-successor.
* '''Uterus.''' Neutral. Neutral alternative to "livmoder".
* '''Uterus.''' Neutral alternative to "livmoder" which translates to "life-mother".
* '''Vuxendom/Vuxenskap/Vuxenliv, ålderdom/ålderskap.''' Neutral, standard. Means adulthood/adult-life and elderhood, they can be used as gender-neutral alternatives to womandhood and manhood.
* '''Vuxendom/Vuxenskap/Vuxenliv, ålderdom/ålderskap.''' Neutral, standard. Means adulthood/adult-life and elderhood, they can be used as gender-neutral alternatives to womandhood and manhood.
* '''Ättlingspråk, anspråk.''' Neutral alternatives to daughter language and mother language regarding language history.
* '''Ättlingspråk, anspråk.''' Neutral alternatives to daughter language and mother language regarding language history.
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