silkesvante
Swedish
Etymology
silke (“silk”) + -s- + vante (“mitten, glove”)
Noun
silkesvante c
- a silk glove
- (figuratively, usually in the plural) a kid glove
- behandla med silkeswantar
- treat with kid gloves
Declension
| Declension of silkesvante | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | silkesvante | silkesvanten | silkesvantar | silkesvantarna |
| Genitive | silkesvantes | silkesvantens | silkesvantars | silkesvantarnas |
References
- silkesvante in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- silkesvante in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- silkesvante in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)