borstbindare
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]borste + binda + -are. Compare German Bürstenbinder and Danish børstenbinder.
Noun
[edit]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 sailor (literally, “swear like a brushmaker”)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of borstbindare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | borstbindare | borstbindaren | borstbindare | borstbindarna |
| Genitive | borstbindares | borstbindarens | borstbindares | borstbindarnas |