apostlahäst

Swedish

Etymology

From apostel (“Apostle”) +‎ häst (“horse”), from the habit of the Apostles to conduct missionary journeys on foot.

Noun

apostlahäst c

1. (humorous, usually in the plural) a leg (usually in the context of walking rather than going by vehicle), a shank's mare

   att använda apostlahästarna

   to walk

   Vi missade sista bussen hem, så det var bara att sadla apostlahästarna

   We missed the last bus home, so there was nothing to do but to saddle the Apostle horses (walk)

Declension

Declension of apostlahäst

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	apostlahäst	apostlahästs
	definite	apostlahästen	apostlahästens
plural	indefinite	apostlahästar	apostlahästars
	definite	apostlahästarna	apostlahästarnas

Synonyms

• ben (“leg”)
• fortkomstledamot (“leg or foot”, literally “transportation limb”)

References

• “apostlahästar”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “apostlahäst”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “apostlahäst”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)