korthus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kort (“card”) +‎ hus (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔrthʉːs/

Noun

korthus n (definite singular korthuset, indefinite plural korthus, definite plural korthusa)

1. house of cards

References

• “korthus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

kort (“cards”) +‎ hus (“house”)

Noun

korthus n

1. a (literal or figurative) house of cards
   • 1993, Staffan Hellstrand (lyrics and music), “Lilla fågel blå [Little blue bird]”, in Regn [Rain]:

     Vi var så unga. Och vi kunde inte säga stopp, fast världen föll som ett korthus, när vi försökte klättra upp.

     We were so young. And we couldn't say stop, though the world fell like a house of cards, when we tried to climb up.

Declension

Declension of korthus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	korthus	korthuset	korthus	korthusen
Genitive	korthus	korthusets	korthus	korthusens

References

• korthus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• korthus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• korthus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)