misär
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French misère. Attested since 1705.
Noun
[edit]misär c
- poverty, squalor, miserable living conditions
- Såg du hur de lever? Vilken jäkla misär.
- Did you see how they live? What god damn squalor.
- misery
- Frun vill lämna mig. Vilken jäkla misär.
- My wife wants to leave me. What god damn misery.
Usage notes
[edit]More often of miserable living conditions (or situations) and the like compared to English. Also a bit less literary-sounding.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | misär | misärs |
| definite | misären | misärens | |
| plural | indefinite | misärer | misärers |
| definite | misärerna | misärernas |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “misär”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “misär”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “misär”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)