mattpiskare

mattpiskare

Swedish

(1) A Dutch woman holding a rug and carpetbeater.

(2) Four carpet beaters in India.

Etymology

Compound of matta (“carpet”) +‎ piskare (“whipper”). In tool sense; according to SAOB attested since 1871.

Noun

mattpiskare c

1. Alternative form of mattpiska (“carpetbeater”).
2. A person who beat a carpet.

   Anton är vår mattpiskare för idag.

   Anton is our carpet beater for today.

Declension

Declension of mattpiskare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mattpiskare	mattpiskaren	mattpiskare	mattpiskarna
Genitive	mattpiskares	mattpiskarens	mattpiskares	mattpiskarnas

References

• mattpiskare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)