sordin

Swedish

Noun

sordin c

  1. a mute, a sordine; a device which may be used on some music instruments, especially brass or strings, to achieve a softer, quieter sound.
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively, in "lägga sordin på" (lay mute on)) to put a damper on
    Den dåliga nyheten lade sordin på feststämningen
    The bad news put a damper on the party mood

Declension
Declension of sordin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sordin sordinen sordiner sordinerna
Genitive sordins sordinens sordiners sordinernas

References
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