bokstavskombination

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of bokstav (letter) +‎ -s- +‎ kombination (combination).

Noun[edit]

bokstavskombination c

  1. A letter combination; a sequence of letters in a certain order (but does normally not refer to words).
  2. (colloquial) A collective term about certain diagnoses that are referred to by abbreviations: ADHD, ADD, ASD, DAMP.
    Jag tror hon har någon bokstavskombination.
    I believe she has a neurodevelopmental disorder.
    (literally, “I believe she has some letter combination.”)

Usage notes[edit]

  • In the strictest sense, all words are indeed bokstavskombinationer (letter combinations). However; most often the term refers to more unstructured sequences of letters, such as abbreviations or codes.

Declension[edit]

Declension of bokstavskombination 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bokstavskombination bokstavskombinationen bokstavskombinationer bokstavskombinationerna
Genitive bokstavskombinations bokstavskombinationens bokstavskombinationers bokstavskombinationernas

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