lirare
Swedish
Etymology
From lira (“play”) + -are (“-er”).
Noun
lirare c
- (colloquial) a player (of a sport, game, or instrument)
- matchens lirare
- man of the match
- (colloquial) a person (who deviates from the norm, often through entertainingly bold or (by ironic extension) eccentric or outrageous behavior)
- Någon lirare har spikat igen ingången till rådhuset med brädor
- Some dude ("player") has nailed the entrance to the city hall shut with boards
Usage notes
English player is a false friend in (sense 2). Not intrinsically about picking up romantic partners.
Declension
| Declension of lirare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lirare | liraren | lirare | lirarna |
| Genitive | lirares | lirarens | lirares | lirarnas |
References
- lirare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)