toffelhjälte
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of toffel (“slipper”) + hjälte (“hero”). From the expression stå under toffeln (“to be completely subordinate to one’s wife”, literally “to stand under the slipper”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tɔfɛlˌjɛltɛ/
Noun
toffelhjälte c
- a husband who plays a subordinate role in a marriage; an uxorious husband
Declension
Declension of toffelhjälte | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | toffelhjälte | toffelhjälten | toffelhjältar | toffelhjältarna |
Genitive | toffelhjältes | toffelhjältens | toffelhjältars | toffelhjältarnas |
Synonyms
- toffel
References
- toffelhjälte in Svensk ordbok (SO)