sjuttiofemma

Swedish

Etymology

From sjuttiofem (“seventy-five”). Roughly, "seventy-fiver."

Noun

sjuttiofemma c (colloquial)

1. a 75 cl bottle (of liquor), a fifth

   en sjuttiofemma brännvin

   a fifth of liquor

2. synonym of sjuttis (“70 cl bottle (of liquor)”) (carried over as a term when the standard liquor bottle was reduced from 75 cl to 70 cl)

Declension

Declension of sjuttiofemma

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sjuttiofemma	sjuttiofemmas
	definite	sjuttiofemman	sjuttiofemmans
plural	indefinite	sjuttiofemmor	sjuttiofemmors
	definite	sjuttiofemmorna	sjuttiofemmornas

Synonyms

• hela
• helbutelj
• helflaska
• helpanna
• helpava
• helrör

See also

• helböj
• kvarting

References

• “sjuttiofemma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “sjuttiofemma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)