lurifax
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Low German lūrfix. First part of compound related to lura (“deceive”), second part assumed to be related to German Fex.
Noun[edit]
lurifax c
- (colloquial, humorous) a trickster (one who fools or plays tricks or pranks on others)
- Du hade ruter sju trots allt, din lilla lurifax!
- You had the seven of diamonds after all, you little trickster!
- Farfar är en riktig lurifax
- Grandpa is a real sly old dog
Declension[edit]
| Declension of lurifax | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lurifax | lurifaxen | lurifaxar | lurifaxarna |
| Genitive | lurifax | lurifaxens | lurifaxars | lurifaxarnas |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- lurifax in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lurifax in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lurifax in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lurifax in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)