svepskäl
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Superficially svepa (“sweep”) + skäl (“reason”), formed by analogy with the older, archaic noun svepsak (with the same meaning). The first half of compound is cognate with Icelandic svipur (“appearance”). Attested since 1807.
Noun
[edit]svepskäl n
- a pretext (false reason put forth for something)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of svepskäl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | svepskäl | svepskälet | svepskäl | svepskälen |
| Genitive | svepskäls | svepskälets | svepskäls | svepskälens |
Synonyms
[edit]- förevändning
- förespegling
- (archaic) pretext
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- svepskäl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svepskäl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svepskäl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svepskäl in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)