viktigpetter
Swedish
Etymology
From viktig (“important”) + Petter (male given name).
Noun
viktigpetter c
- someone self-important, a know-it-all, a smartass
- Jag vill inte vara en viktigpetter, men här har ni faktiskt lite fel
- I don't want to be a know-it-all, but you're actually a bit wrong here
- Synonym: besserwisser
Declension
| Declension of viktigpetter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | viktigpetter | viktigpettern | viktigpettrar | viktigpettrarna |
| Genitive | viktigpetters | viktigpetterns | viktigpettrars | viktigpettrarnas |
References
- viktigpetter in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- viktigpetter in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- viktigpetter in Svensk ordbok (SO)