jänkare
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English Yankee, altered with the addition of -are (“inhabitant of”).
Noun[edit]
jänkare c
- (colloquial) an American (person from the United States)
- Synonyms: amerikanare, amerikan
- (colloquial) a full-size American car from around the 1950s to 1970s, commonly with a V8 engine
- Synonyms: amerikanare, raggarbil
Usage notes[edit]
Neutral in itself in (sense 1).
Declension[edit]
| Declension of jänkare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | jänkare | jänkaren | jänkare | jänkarna |
| Genitive | jänkares | jänkarens | jänkares | jänkarnas |