buksvåger
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
By surface analysis, buk (“belly”) + svåger (“brother-in-law”). Compare Danish hulbror, Norwegian Bokmål buksvoger, Icelandic kviðmágur.
Noun[edit]
buksvåger c
- (colloquial) an Eskimo brother (of some other man)
- De är buksvågrar
- They are Eskimo brothers
Declension[edit]
Declension of buksvåger | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | buksvåger | buksvågern | buksvågrar | buksvågrarna |
Genitive | buksvågers | buksvågerns | buksvågrars | buksvågrarnas |
See also[edit]
- buksvägerska (female equivalent)