skötebarn
Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German Schoßkind, equivalent to sköte + barn. Cognate of Danish skødebarn, Norwegian skjødebarn, Dutch schootkind. Compare also German Busenkind, English bosom child, lap-child.
Noun
skötebarn n
- (figuratively) pet project
Declension
Declension of skötebarn | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skötebarn | skötebarnet | skötebarn | skötebarnen |
Genitive | skötebarns | skötebarnets | skötebarns | skötebarnens |
References
- skötebarn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skötebarn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skötebarn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)