skepparkrans
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since 1908. From skeppare ("skipper") and krans ("wreath").[1] This type of beard has been closely associated with older skippers and rural boat owners, hence the association to skippers.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
skepparkrans c
- A beard running along the jaw line and up to the ears, usually connected with sideburns, a chinstrap beard.
- 1998, Mårten Blomqvist, Dagens Nyheter, review of The Big Lebowski[2]
- "Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) är en nerrökt hippie, Walter (John Goodman) vietnamveteran, en bjässe med vapenväst, skepparkrans, stora gultonade glasögon, och ständig beredskap för närstrid.
- "[The] Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is a pothead hippie, Walter (John Goodman) a Vietnam veteran, a giant with a combat vest, [skepparkrans], big yellow-tinted glasses and a constant readiness for close combat.
- 1998, Mårten Blomqvist, Dagens Nyheter, review of The Big Lebowski[2]
Declension[edit]
| Declension of skepparkrans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skepparkrans | skepparkransen | skepparkransar | skepparkransarna |
| Genitive | skepparkrans | skepparkransens | skepparkransars | skepparkransarnas |