evighetsmaskin
Swedish
Etymology
evighet (“eternity”) + -s- + maskin (“machine”)
Noun
evighetsmaskin c
- perpetual motion machine
- Synonym: perpetuum mobile
- (figuratively, especially sports) person or animal that is seemingly impossible to tire out
- 2015 January 3, “Harry Haythrow - en evighetsmaskin”, in Svenska Dagbladet:
- En härlig häst och en evighetsmaskin, berömde [Peter] Untersteiner.
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Declension
| Declension of evighetsmaskin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | evighetsmaskin | evighetsmaskinen | evighetsmaskiner | evighetsmaskinerna |
| Genitive | evighetsmaskins | evighetsmaskinens | evighetsmaskiners | evighetsmaskinernas |
References
- evighetsmaskin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- evighetsmaskin in Svensk ordbok (SO)