korvfinger
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
korv (“sausage”) + finger (“finger”)
Adjective[edit]
korvfinger c
- a short thick finger
- Antonym: pianofinger
- (figuratively) fat finger, lacking dexterity in fingers
- Coordinate term: slapphänt
- –Försök själv spela piano med mina korvfingrar!
- –Try playing the piano yourself with my sausage fingers!
- (medicine, colloquial) sausage digit, dactylitis of finger
- Synonym: daktylit
- 2020, “Daktylit”, in Praktisk Medicin[1]:
- Svullnad av finger eller tå; ”Korvtå” / ”Korvfinger”.
- Swelling of finger or toe; "Sausage toe" / "Sausage finger".
Usage notes[edit]
Mostly only used in plural form; korvfingrar.