omsvep

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Calque of German Umschweif. Compare Danish omsvøb.

Noun

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omsvep n

  1. circumlocution

Usage notes

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Commonly in the form "utan omsvep" (head-on, without beating around the bush).

Declension

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Declension of omsvep 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative omsvep omsvepet omsvep omsvepen
Genitive omsveps omsvepets omsveps omsvepens

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