luspank
Swedish
Etymology
lus (“louse”) + pank (“broke”)
Adjective
luspank (not comparable)
- flat broke, without money
Declension
| Inflection of luspank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | luspank | — | — |
| Neuter singular | luspankt | — | — |
| Plural | luspanka | — | — |
| Masculine plural3 | luspanke | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | luspanke | — | — |
| All | luspanka | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
See also
- fattig som en lus (“poor as a church mouse”)
- utfattig (“extremely poor, destitute”)
References
- luspank in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- luspank in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- luspank in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)