avskum
Swedish
Etymology
Likely from av (“off”) + skum, as in "that which has been skimmed off". Cognate of Danish afskum, German Abschaum.
Noun
avskum n
- dregs, scum (despicable and worthless people)
Declension
| Declension of avskum | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | avskum | avskummet | — | — |
| Genitive | avskums | avskummets | — | — |
Synonyms
- drägg
- patrask
- slödder
References
- avskum in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- avskum in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avskum in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)