köptempel
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Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]köpa (“to purchase”) + tempel (“temple”), at least since 1987, possibly decades older.
Noun
[edit]köptempel n
- (derogatory) a large shop, department store, mall or shopping centre; resembling a religious building or where customers behave like worshippers
Declension
[edit]Declension of köptempel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | köptempel | köptemplet | köptempel | köptemplen |
Genitive | köptempels | köptemplets | köptempels | köptemplens |
References
[edit]- köptempel, KORP, corpus database at Gothenburg University