jänkare
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Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Yankee, altered with the addition of -are (“inhabitant of”).
Noun
[edit]jänkare c
- (colloquial) an American, a Yank (person from the United States)
- Synonyms: amerikanare, amerikan
- (colloquial) a full-size American car from around the 1950s to 1970s, commonly with a V8 engine
- Synonyms: amerikanare, raggarbil, raggaråk
Usage notes
[edit]Neutral in itself in (sense 1).
Declension
[edit]Declension of jänkare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | jänkare | jänkaren | jänkare | jänkarna |
Genitive | jänkares | jänkarens | jänkares | jänkarnas |