gynnare
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gynna (“benefit”) + -are (“-er”). (sense 2) likely from obsolete use as a polite address, particularly in letters and dedications, according to SAOB.
Noun[edit]
gynnare c
- a benefactor, a patron (someone who benefits someone)
- Synonym: befrämjare
- a fella, a rascal, a chap
- Trevliga små gynnare, de där rävungarna
- Nice little fellas, those fox cubs
- Jo, att det var den gynnaren som stal den var ju inte så svårt att gissa
- Yeah, that it was that fella who stole it wasn't that hard to guess
- Din lilla gynnare!
- You little rascal!
Usage notes[edit]
Either endearing or somewhat derogatory (through being diminutive) in (sense 2).
Declension[edit]
| Declension of gynnare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gynnare | gynnaren | gynnare | gynnarna |
| Genitive | gynnares | gynnarens | gynnares | gynnarnas |