mattpiska

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Swedish[edit]

A Dutch woman holding a rug and carpetbeater.

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of matta (“carpet”) +‎ piska (“whip”), according to SAOB attested since 1871 as mattpiskare.

Noun[edit]

mattpiska c

  1. carpetbeater

Declension[edit]

Declension of mattpiska 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mattpiska mattpiskan mattpiskor mattpiskorna
Genitive mattpiskas mattpiskans mattpiskors mattpiskornas

Descendants[edit]

  • → Finnish: mattopiiska (calque)

References[edit]

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