drickspengar
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish drykkiapæningar (“money used for beverages”). Compare German Trinkgeld, French pourboire, Danish drikkepenge, Dutch drinkgeld, Finnish juomaraha.
Noun
drickspengar c pl
- tip (voluntary surcharge)
Declension
| Declension of drickspengar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | — | — | drickspengar | drickspengarna |
| Genitive | — | — | drickspengars | drickspengarnas |
Derived terms
- dricks
References
- drickspengar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- drickspengar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dricka (1) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)