"ättestupa" meaning in All languages combined

See ättestupa on Wiktionary

Noun [Swedish]

Etymology: Compound of ätt (“kin, clan”) + stupa (“precipice”). Possibly folk etymology of Old Norse Ætternisstapi (“The Dynasty Precipice”), a fictional cliffside in Gautreks saga. First time used in 1664 as a translation for Ætternisstapi. Etymology templates: {{compound|sv|ätt|stupa|t1=kin, clan|t2=precipice}} ätt (“kin, clan”) + stupa (“precipice”), {{lg|folk etymology}} folk etymology, {{bor|sv|non|Ætternisstapi||The Dynasty Precipice}} Old Norse Ætternisstapi (“The Dynasty Precipice”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=c|g2=|head=|sort=}} ättestupa c, {{sv-noun|c}} ättestupa c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ättestupa [indefinite, nominative, singular], ättestupas [genitive, indefinite, singular], ättestupan [definite, nominative, singular], ättestupans [definite, genitive, singular], ättestupor [indefinite, nominative, plural], ättestupors [genitive, indefinite, plural], ättestuporna [definite, nominative, plural], ättestupornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (folklore) a high steep inland cliff from which the elderly in Nordic antiquity were said to have thrown themselves, or been thrown, to their deaths in order not to be a burden to their relatives Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Folklore
    Sense id: en-ättestupa-sv-noun-YHEqE~9e Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (figuratively) inadequate social safety net for pensioners Tags: common-gender, figuratively
    Sense id: en-ättestupa-sv-noun-9LHvq97T Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ättestörta [dated], ättestapul [dated] Related terms: ätteklubba, ubasute, granny dumping

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1829, Otto Sebastian von Unge, Vandring genom Dalarne, jemte Författarens Resa söderut:",
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