startsnöre

startsnöre

Swedish

startsnöre

Etymology

start +‎ snöre, since 1958, inspired by English starting strap or cord.

Noun

startsnöre n

1. a starting strap, starting cord, the rope to pull in a a recoil start or pull start mechanism on a (lawn mower, chainsaw, boat, etc.) engine

   Startsnöret hade gått av, så hon måste skaffa ett nytt innan hon kunde klippa gräset.

   The starting cord was broken, so she had to get a new one before she could mow her lawn.

2. the whole recoil start or pull start mechanism

   Båten hade en 3 hästars utombordsmotor med startsnöre.

   The boat had a 3 hp outboard engine with recoil start.

Declension

Declension of startsnöre
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	startsnöre	startsnöret	startsnören	startsnörena
Genitive	startsnöres	startsnörets	startsnörens	startsnörenas

References

• startsnöre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.