ålahue

Swedish

Alternative forms

• ålahuvud

Etymology

From ål (“eel”) +‎ -a- + hue (Scanian eye dialect spelling of huvud (“head”)). The interfix -a- is traditionally used to form compounds in southern and western Swedish, cf. äggakaka, lealös and nattamat.

Noun

ålahue n

1. (Scania, colloquial) a blockhead, an idiot

Declension

Declension of ålahue
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ålahue	ålahuet	ålahuen	ålahuena
Genitive	ålahues	ålahuets	ålahuens	ålahuenas

References

• Slangopedia
• Fula Ordboken