skönande
Swedish
Etymology
Calque of French bel esprit, equivalent to skön (“beautiful”) + ande (“spirit”). Compare German Schöngeist.
Noun
skönande c
- aesthete
Usage notes
Often derogatory.
Declension
Declension of skönande | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skönande | skönanden | skönandar | skönandarna |
Genitive | skönandes | skönandens | skönandars | skönandarnas |
Derived terms
- skönandlig
References
- skönande in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skönande in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skönande in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)