borstbindare
Swedish
Etymology
borste + binda + -are. Compare German Bürstenbinder and Danish børstenbinder.
Noun
borstbindare c
- brushmaker
- röka som en borstbindare ― smoke like a chimney (literally, “smoke like a brushmaker”)
- supa som en borstbindare ― drink like a fish (literally, “drink like a brushmaker”)
- svära som en borstbindare ― swear like a trooper (literally, “swear like a brushmaker”)
Declension
| Declension of borstbindare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | borstbindare | borstbindaren | borstbindare | borstbindarna |
| Genitive | borstbindares | borstbindarens | borstbindares | borstbindarnas |
References
- borstbindare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- borstbindare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- borstbindare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)