rackare
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
rackare m
- (historical) an assistant to an executioner
- (dated) a blighter (one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner)
- (colloquial) a rascal (in a more-or-less endearing sense)
- Din lilla rackare!
- You little rascal you!
- (colloquial) a devil (someone skilled)
- Han är en rackare på TP!
- He's a devil at Trivial Pursuit!
Usage notes[edit]
Deliberately quaint if used in an (actually) insulting sense in modern times.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of rackare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rackare | rackaren | rackare | rackarna |
| Genitive | rackares | rackarens | rackares | rackarnas |