husknut
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hus (“house”) + knut (“knot”). Originally of corner joints of log cabins.
Noun[edit]
husknut c
- an exterior corner of a (smaller, wooden) house
- Synonym: knut
- Han kom runt husknuten
- He came around the corner of the house
- (in "inpå husknuten") close to where one lives, on one's doorstep
- Vi har ofta älgar inpå husknuten
- We often have moose close to our home
Declension[edit]
| Declension of husknut | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | husknut | husknuten | husknutar | husknutarna |
| Genitive | husknuts | husknutens | husknutars | husknutarnas |