fix idé
Swedish
Etymology
From fix (“fixed”) + idé (“idea”), calque of French idée fixe.
Noun
fix idé c
- an idée fixe, an obsession, a compulsion (unreasonable idea or behavior that is stubbornly or obsessively adhered to)
- Att besöka samtliga sunkhak i Sverige började som en rolig hobby, men har blivit en fix idé
- Visiting every dive bar in Sweden started out as a fun hobby, but has turned into an obsession
- Att enbart köpa produkter med utgånget bästföredatum till nedsatt pris var blott en av hans många fixa idéer
- To only buy products with an expired best before date at reduced price was but one of his many idées fixes
Usage notes
- More widely known in Swedish compared to English and not formal-sounding. Most native speakers are unlikely to be aware of the origin.
- Plural forms like fixidéer might also be encountered, thinking of the term as a single word.
Declension
| Declension of fix idé | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fix idé | fix idén | fixa idéer | fixa idéerna |
| Genitive | fix idés | fix idéns | fixa idéers | fixa idéernas |
References
- fix in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fix in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fix in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)