anlag

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Anlage, from anlegen. Cognate of Danish anlæg, Dutch aanleg. Compare origin of nederlag and underlag.

Noun

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anlag n

  1. 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
  2. predisposition, aptitude, trait
    barnet visade tidigt musikaliska anlag
    the child showed an aptitude for music at an early age
  3. genes, alleles
    anlag till en dödlig sjukdom
    genes for a deadly disease

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