uppkomling
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately a calque of French parvenu, equivalent to upp (“up”) + komma (“come”) + -ling
Noun
[edit]uppkomling c
- (often derogatory) an upstart, a parvenu
- Synonym: parveny
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | uppkomling | uppkomlings |
| definite | uppkomlingen | uppkomlingens | |
| plural | indefinite | uppkomlingar | uppkomlingars |
| definite | uppkomlingarna | uppkomlingarnas |
References
[edit]- “uppkomling”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- uppkomling in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)