anlag
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Anlage, from anlegen. Cognate of Danish anlæg, Dutch aanleg. Compare origin of nederlag and underlag.
Noun
[edit]anlag n
- embryo, seed, initial stages of something
- forskarna har funnit anlag till fingrar i fenorna hos Tiktaalik
- the researchers have found the early stages of digits in the fins of Tiktaalik
- predisposition, aptitude, trait
- barnet visade tidigt musikaliska anlag
- the child showed an aptitude for music at an early age
- genes, alleles
- anlag till en dödlig sjukdom
- genes for a deadly disease
Declension
[edit]Declension of anlag