tjuvsena

Swedish

Etymology

From tjuv (“thief”) + sena (“tendon”). According to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok attested since 1889.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕʉvˌseːna/

Noun

tjuvsena c

1. The funny bone.

   Jag slog i tjuvsenan jättehårt.

   "I hit my funny bone really hard."

Declension

Declension of tjuvsena
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tjuvsena	tjuvsenan	tjuvsenor	tjuvsenorna
Genitive	tjuvsenas	tjuvsenans	tjuvsenors	tjuvsenornas

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