plugghäst
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Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From plugga (“study”) + häst (“horse”).
Noun
[edit]plugghäst c
- student or pupil that studies hard and indulges less on leisure; a swot
- (18th century) a type of library chair that has existed since the 12th century which you straddle turned to a folding tabletop where the book is located.
Declension
[edit]Declension of plugghäst | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | plugghäst | plugghästen | plugghästar | plugghästarna |
Genitive | plugghästs | plugghästens | plugghästars | plugghästarnas |
Hypernyms
[edit]- lässtol (“reading chair”)
- läspulpet (“reading pulpet”)
- biblioteksstol (“library chair”)