pekoral
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Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Attested since 1796 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. From pecoralis ("of the cattle"), from pecus ("cattle").
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /pekʊrˈɑːl/
Noun [edit]
pekoral n
- A text written in a grandiloquent or pompous style but lacking literary quality, thus making it seem overly pretentious or ridiculous.
- Hennes dikter om ängsblommor var ett klockrent pekoral.
- Her poems about meadow flowers was pure pretentious twaddle.
- Hennes dikter om ängsblommor var ett klockrent pekoral.
Declension [edit]
Declension of pekoral
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | pekoral | pekoralet | pekoral | pekoralen |
| genitive | pekorals | pekoralets | pekorals | pekoralens |
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
References [edit]
- pekoral in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
