slyngel
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Low German slüngel (literally “driven”), from Middle Low German slungel, ultimately related to the Old Saxon verb slingan (“to twist, wind”). Cognate of German Schlingel (obsolete form Schlüngel). Compare origin of slynge and slænge.
Noun
[edit]slyngel c (singular definite slynglen or slyngelen, plural indefinite slyngler)
- (derogatory) an ill-mannered, dishonest (young) man; a punk.
Inflection
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | slyngel | slynglen slyngelen |
slyngler | slynglerne |
| genitive | slyngels | slynglens slyngelens |
slynglers | slynglernes |
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Middle Low German slungel. Cognate of German Schlingel (obsolete form Schlüngel). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną. Compare origin of slunga and slänga.
Noun
[edit]slyngel c
- (derogatory) an ill-mannered boy or young man; a punk, a brat
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | slyngel | slyngels |
| definite | slyngeln | slyngelns | |
| plural | indefinite | slynglar | slynglars |
| definite | slynglarna | slynglarnas |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- slyngel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- slyngel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- slyngel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- slyngel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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- Danish terms derived from Low German
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- Danish terms derived from Old Saxon
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- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish derogatory terms
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
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