du

jag (first-person nominative personal pronoun singular)
mig (first-person oblique personal pronoun singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique personal pronoun pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person personal possessed-common possessive pronoun singular)
mitt (first-person personal possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular)
mina (first-person personal possessed-many possessive pronoun singular)
du (nominative personal pronoun second-person singular)
dig (oblique personal pronoun second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique personal pronoun pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (personal possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person singular)
ditt (personal possessed-neuter possessive pronoun second-person singular)
dina (personal possessed-many possessive pronoun second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person personal pronoun singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person personal pronoun singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person personal pronoun singular third-person)
hans (masculine person personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person personal pronoun singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person personal pronoun singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
dess (common-gender personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
dess (neuter personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
ens (indefinite personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
sig (oblique personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique personal pronoun pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (personal possessed-common possessive pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (personal possessed-neuter possessive pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
sina (personal possessed-many possessive pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative personal plural pronoun)
oss (first-person oblique personal plural pronoun)
vår (first-person personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun)
våran (first-person informal personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun)
vårt (first-person personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun)
vårat (first-person informal personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun)
våra (first-person personal plural possessed-many possessive pronoun)
ni (nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
er (oblique personal plural pronoun second-person)
er (personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person)
eran (informal personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person)
ers (formal personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person term-of-address)
ert (personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun second-person)
erat (informal personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun second-person)
era (personal plural possessed-many possessive pronoun second-person)
I (archaic nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
eder (archaic oblique personal plural pronoun second-person)
eder (archaic personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person)
eders (archaic formal personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun second-person)
edra (archaic personal plural possessed-many possessive pronoun second-person)
de (nominative personal plural pronoun third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative personal plural pronoun pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique personal plural pronoun third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique personal plural pronoun pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (personal plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun third-person)
sig (oblique personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique personal plural pronoun pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun reflexive third-person)
sitt (personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun reflexive third-person)
sina (personal plural possessed-many possessive pronoun reflexive third-person)

From Old Swedish þū, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Nisse, du är en liten groda

Det finns bara en av mig och det är jag. Det finns bara en av dig och det är du. Det finns bara två av oss, och det är vi.

1981, X Models (lyrics and music), “Två av oss [Two of us]”:

There is only one of me and that is I. There is only one of you [object] and that is you [subject]. There are only two of us, and that is us [we – subject]. [Swedish has some of the same subject/object fuzziness as English, but a standalone "Det är " idiomatically (through intuition rather than being taught) uses the subject form]


pers

pers (indefinite nominative plural)
persen (definite nominative plural)
pers (genitive indefinite plural)
persens (definite genitive plural)

Vi var tjugo pers på festen

Det står några pers där borta


tapas

tapas (indefinite nominative plural)
tapasen (definite nominative plural)
tapas (genitive indefinite plural)
tapasens (definite genitive plural)

Vi gick till tapasrestaurangen


-ing

From Old Swedish -inger, from Old Norse -ingr, from Proto-Germanic *-ingaz. Cognate with Icelandic -ingur, English -ing (derivative suffix).

get (“goat”) + -ing → geting (“wasp”)

släkt (“(extended) family”) + -ing → släkting (“relative”)

galen (“crazy”) + -ing → galning (“crazy person, lunatic, madman”)


din

head

din c (neuter singular ditt, plural dina)

ditt (neuter singular)
dina (plural)
jag (first-person nominative personal pronoun singular)
mig (first-person oblique personal pronoun singular)
mej (colloquial first-person oblique personal pronoun pronunciation-spelling singular)
min (first-person personal possessed-common possessive pronoun singular)
mitt (first-person personal possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular)
mina (first-person personal possessed-many possessive pronoun singular)
du (nominative personal pronoun second-person singular)
dig (oblique personal pronoun second-person singular)
dej (colloquial oblique personal pronoun pronunciation-spelling second-person singular)
din (personal possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person singular)
ditt (personal possessed-neuter possessive pronoun second-person singular)
dina (personal possessed-many possessive pronoun second-person singular)
han (masculine nominative person personal pronoun singular third-person)
honom (masculine oblique person personal pronoun singular third-person)
han (informal masculine oblique person personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (dialectal informal masculine oblique person personal pronoun singular third-person)
hans (masculine person personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
hon (feminine nominative person personal pronoun singular third-person)
henne (feminine oblique person personal pronoun singular third-person)
hennes (feminine person personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
hen (gender-neutral neologism oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
henom (gender-neutral neologism oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
hens (gender-neutral neologism personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
den (common-gender nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
den (common-gender oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
dess (common-gender personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
det (neuter nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
det (neuter oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
dess (neuter personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
man (indefinite nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (indefinite nominative personal pronoun singular third-person)
en (indefinite oblique personal pronoun singular third-person)
ens (indefinite personal possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun singular third-person)
sig (oblique personal pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique personal pronoun pronunciation-spelling reflexive singular third-person)
sin (personal possessed-common possessive pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
sitt (personal possessed-neuter possessive pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
sina (personal possessed-many possessive pronoun reflexive singular third-person)
vi (first-person nominative personal plural pronoun)
oss (first-person oblique personal plural pronoun)
vår (first-person personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun)
våran (first-person informal personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun)
vårt (first-person personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun)
vårat (first-person informal personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun)
våra (first-person personal plural possessed-many possessive pronoun)
ni (nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
er (oblique personal plural pronoun second-person)
er (personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person)
eran (informal personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person)
ers (formal personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person term-of-address)
ert (personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun second-person)
erat (informal personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun second-person)
era (personal plural possessed-many possessive pronoun second-person)
I (archaic nominative personal plural pronoun second-person)
eder (archaic oblique personal plural pronoun second-person)
eder (archaic personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person)
eders (archaic formal personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun second-person term-of-address)
edert (archaic personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun second-person)
edra (archaic personal plural possessed-many possessive pronoun second-person)
de (nominative personal plural pronoun third-person)
dom (colloquial nominative personal plural pronoun pronunciation-spelling third-person)
dem (oblique personal plural pronoun third-person)
dom (colloquial oblique personal plural pronoun pronunciation-spelling third-person)
deras (personal plural possessed-common possessed-many possessed-neuter possessive pronoun third-person)
sig (oblique personal plural pronoun reflexive third-person)
sej (colloquial oblique personal plural pronoun pronunciation-spelling reflexive third-person)
sin (personal plural possessed-common possessive pronoun reflexive third-person)
sitt (personal plural possessed-neuter possessive pronoun reflexive third-person)
sina (personal plural possessed-many possessive pronoun reflexive third-person)

From Old Swedish þīn, from Old Norse þínn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz.

Din jävla idiot!

Din lille fan!

you; used for comparisons between the person spoken to and a common noun.


jeans

jeans (indefinite nominative plural)
jeansen (definite nominative plural)
jeans (genitive indefinite plural)
jeansens (definite genitive plural)


-is

→ Finnish: -is

→ Norwegian Bokmål: -is

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: -is

At least since the late 1880s. Originally from the Latin ending -is in words such as basis (“basis”).

Är du sotis över att hon träffar sina killkompisar på krogen?

Are you jealous that she's seeing her male friends at the pub?

Hämta vaktisen. Någon hade just sönder en fönsterruta.

Get the janitor. Someone just broke a window.

(colloquial, particularly common in the Stockholm area) Suffix that gives a familiar, and to some extent a diminutive nuance, when combined with a word; common with both nouns and adjectives; commonly used for place names, institutions and persons in their professional role: Medis, frälsis, dagis, vaktis; compare English -y, -ie.


shorts

shorts (indefinite nominative plural)
shortsen (definite nominative plural)
shorts (genitive indefinite plural)
shortsens (definite genitive plural)

ett par shorts


realia

From Late Latin realia, neuter plural of realis (“real”).

(linguistic pedagogy) facts about conditions in the country where the language is spoken (as opposed to grammar and vocabulary)


Amerikanska Jungfruöarna

Amerikanska Jungfruöarna c pl (genitive Amerikanska Jungfruöarnas)

United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands


Brittiska Jungfruöarna

Brittiska Jungfruöarna c pl (genitive Brittiska Jungfruöarnas)

British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands#English

British Virgin Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean)


kaffekopp

kaffekopp (indefinite nominative singular)
kaffekoppen (definite nominative singular)
kaffekoppar (indefinite nominative plural)
kaffekopparna (definite nominative plural)
kaffekopps (genitive indefinite singular)
kaffekoppens (definite genitive singular)
kaffekoppars (genitive indefinite plural)
kaffekopparnas (definite genitive plural)

From kaffe (“coffee”) + kopp (“cup”). Cf. Norwegian Bokmål kaffekopp, Norwegian Nynorsk kaffikopp, Danish kaffekop.

coffee cup; a measure of about 1.5 dl. As a kitchen measure somewhat less than an English cup.


chinos

chinos (indefinite nominative plural)
chinosen (definite nominative plural)
chinos (genitive indefinite plural)
chinosens (definite genitive plural)


kids

kids (indefinite nominative plural)
kidsen (definite nominative plural)
kids (genitive indefinite plural)
kidsens (definite genitive plural)

Han försöker vara nere med kidsen.


handelshögskola

handelshögskola (indefinite nominative singular)
handelshögskolan (definite nominative singular)
handelshögskolor (indefinite nominative plural)
handelshögskolorna (definite nominative plural)
handelshögskolas (genitive indefinite singular)
handelshögskolans (definite genitive singular)
handelshögskolors (genitive indefinite plural)
handelshögskolornas (definite genitive plural)

From handel (“trade”) + -s- + högskola (“university college”).

affix

Min flickvän läser på handelshögskola.

My girlfriend is studying at a school of economics and business administration.

school of business administration
school of business administration

school of economics, school of business administration, school of economics and business administration; A university specialized in business administration and/or economics.


farfar

farfar (indefinite nominative singular)
farfadern (definite nominative singular)
farfäder (indefinite nominative plural)
farfäderna (definite nominative plural)
farfars (genitive indefinite singular)
farfaderns (definite genitive singular)
farfäders (genitive indefinite plural)
farfädernas (definite genitive plural)

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather

a father's father; a paternal grandfather


kläder

kläder (indefinite nominative plural)
kläderna (definite nominative plural)
kläders (genitive indefinite plural)
klädernas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish klædhe, from Old Norse klæði. Compare kläde and English cloth.

ytterkläder

clothes for outdoor use (like a jacket), outerwear


kråkfötter

kråkfötter (indefinite nominative plural)
kråkfötterna (definite nominative plural)
kråkfötters (genitive indefinite plural)
kråkfötternas (definite genitive plural)

kråk + fötter, literally "crow feet". Compare German Krähenfüße.

chicken scratch (hand-written, badly formed letters, which are difficult to read)


trumpinnefingrar

trumpinnefingrar (indefinite nominative plural)
trumpinnefingrarna (definite nominative plural)
trumpinnefingrars (genitive indefinite plural)
trumpinnefingrarnas (definite genitive plural)

trumpinne (“drumstick”) + fingrar (“fingers”)


smittkoppor

smittkoppor (indefinite nominative plural)
smittkopporna (definite nominative plural)
smittkoppors (genitive indefinite plural)
smittkoppornas (definite genitive plural)

smitta (“communicable disease”) + koppor (“pocks”)


vattkoppor

vattkoppor (indefinite nominative plural)
vattkopporna (definite nominative plural)
vattkoppors (genitive indefinite plural)
vattkoppornas (definite genitive plural)


snowboots

From English snowboots. First attested in Swedish in 1906, uncommon after 1950.

(dated) pair of shoes, partially or fully made out of rubber, with a wadded inner side that reaches the ankle, and a zipper or buttons, which are worn on an inner shoe to protect against snow and cold weather


mormor

mormor (indefinite nominative singular)
mormodern (definite nominative singular)
mormödrar (indefinite nominative plural)
mormödrarna (definite nominative plural)
mormors (genitive indefinite singular)
mormoderns (definite genitive singular)
mormödrars (genitive indefinite plural)
mormödrarnas (definite genitive plural)

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


Adam och Eva

head

Adam och Eva pl (genitive Adams och Evas)


järn

järn (indefinite nominative singular)
järnet (definite nominative singular)
järn (indefinite nominative plural)
järnen (definite nominative plural)
järns (genitive indefinite singular)
järnets (definite genitive singular)
järns (genitive indefinite plural)
järnens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Är det Jakob, så är det en ärke kanalje, som vi måst slå i järn.

1906 April 28, “Fångens lilla dotter [The Prisoner's Little Daughter]”, in Öresundsposten, page 15:

If it is Jakob, then he is an arch-rascal whom we must put in irons.


mygg

mygg (indefinite nominative plural)
myggen (definite nominative plural)
myggs (genitive indefinite plural)
myggens (definite genitive plural)

mosquitoes (collective noun for small flying insects of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood; an individual mosquito is called a mygga)


kontanter

kontanter (indefinite nominative plural)
kontanterna (definite nominative plural)
kontanters (genitive indefinite plural)
kontanternas (definite genitive plural)

From the adjective kontant (“in cash”), derived from konto (“account”).


cytostatika

cytostatika (indefinite nominative uncountable)
cytostatikan (definite nominative uncountable)
cytostatikas (genitive indefinite uncountable)
cytostatikans (definite genitive uncountable)


gambas

Borrowed from Spanish gambas, plural of gamba (“shrimp”).


högerhänt

högerhänt (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
högerhänt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
högerhänta (indefinite plural positive)
högerhänte (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
högerhänte (definite masculine positive singular)
högerhänta (definite positive)


-skap

From Old Norse -skapr, from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz.


inlines

inlines (indefinite nominative plural)
inlinesen (definite nominative plural)
inlines (genitive indefinite plural)
inlinesens (definite genitive plural)

Partly a pseudo-anglicism, from English in-line skates.

åka inlines
skate on in-line skates / go inline skating


Socialdemokraterna

Socialdemokraterna c pl (genitive Socialdemokraternas)

(politics) short for Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti, a major political party in Sweden; the name means "The Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden", the short name means "The Social Democrats"


calamares

calamari (squid as food, especially calamari rings)


glasögon

glasögon (indefinite nominative plural)
glasögonen (definite nominative plural)
glasögons (genitive indefinite plural)
glasögonens (definite genitive plural)

ett par glasögon


påsar under ögonen

Literally "bags under the eyes". Compare Norwegian Bokmål poser under øynene, Danish poser under øjnene, French valises sous les yeux.


krokodiltårar

crocodile tears (display of tears that is forced or false)


i stället för

Jag cyklade i stället för att ta bussen.


tandtråd

tandtråd (indefinite nominative singular)
tandtråden (definite nominative singular)
tandtrådar (indefinite nominative plural)
tandtrådarna (definite nominative plural)
tandtråds (genitive indefinite singular)
tandtrådens (definite genitive singular)
tandtrådars (genitive indefinite plural)
tandtrådarnas (definite genitive plural)

dental floss (floss used to clean the areas between the teeth)


glöd

glöd (indefinite nominative uncountable)
glöden (definite nominative uncountable)
glöds (genitive indefinite uncountable)
glödens (definite genitive uncountable)

From Old Swedish glø̄þ, from Old Norse glóð, from Proto-Germanic *glōdiz.

En liten glöd hade fallit ner och antänt tidningen
A small ember had fallen down and ignited the newspaper (just "en glöd" feels less idiomatic, perhaps due to the uncountable sense)


anor

Staden har anor från 1300-talet

(Parts/aspects of) the town date(s) back to the 14th century

Släkten har anor från 1500-talet

The family dates back to the 16th century (usually of noble families and the like)

en tradition med gamla anor

a tradition that goes back a long way / a tradition with a long history

historical connections, historical traditions, ancestry


agn

agn (indefinite nominative singular)
agnen (definite nominative singular)
agnar (indefinite nominative plural)
agnarna (definite nominative plural)
agns (genitive indefinite singular)
agnens (definite genitive singular)
agnars (genitive indefinite plural)
agnarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫgn, from Proto-Germanic *ahanō.


mången

mången (canonical common-gender)
månget (canonical neuter)
mångt (canonical neuter)
många (canonical plural)

From Old Swedish manger, margher, marghin, from Old Norse mangr, margr, from Proto-Germanic *managaz.

[…]Mig vinkar från förflutna år / så mången vänlig stjärna.[…]

1848, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, “Fänrik Stål”, in Fänrik Ståls sägner, volume I, page 5:

[…] To me waves from years past / so many a kind star. […]

Många vill ha senap på korven.


stycken

Hon köpte fem (stycken) päron

Det kom bara fem (stycken) på mötet

Only five (instances, of humans, i.e. people) came to the meeting

(plural only) instances, instances of (anything)


joner

joner (indefinite nominative plural)
jonerna (definite nominative plural)
joners (genitive indefinite plural)
jonernas (definite genitive plural)


solglasögon

solglasögon (indefinite nominative plural)
solglasögonen (definite nominative plural)
solglasögons (genitive indefinite plural)
solglasögonens (definite genitive plural)

From sol (“sun”) + glasögon (“(lit., glass eyes:) eyeglasses, glasses, spectacles”).

com

Bakom mina solglasögon kan jag va' [vara] mig själv. Allting blir så vackert genom ... Genom mina solglasögon är ljuset alltid gult. Allting känns så riktigt bakom ...

1980, Docent Död (lyrics and music), “Solglasögon [Sunglasses]”, in Docent [Docent [associate professor, roughly]]:

Behind my sunglasses, I can be myself. Everything is [becomes] so beautiful through ... Through my sunglasses, the light is always yellow. Everything feels so right behind ...


ränker

ränker (indefinite nominative plural)
ränkerna (definite nominative plural)
ränkers (genitive indefinite plural)
ränkernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Ränke. Attested since 1593.

smida ränker mot någon

schemes, machinations (secret, ill-intentioned plans)


blodbad

blodbad (indefinite nominative singular)
blodbadet (definite nominative singular)
blodbad (indefinite nominative plural)
blodbaden (definite nominative plural)
blodbads (genitive indefinite singular)
blodbadets (definite genitive singular)
blodbads (genitive indefinite plural)
blodbadens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish blodhbadh, equivalent to blod + bad. Compare German Blutbad, Dutch bloedbad.


rösträtt

rösträtt (indefinite nominative uncountable)
rösträtten (definite nominative uncountable)
rösträtts (genitive indefinite uncountable)
rösträttens (definite genitive uncountable)

kvinnlig rösträtt

suffrage, the right to vote (in general elections)


styvsyster

styvsyster (indefinite nominative singular)
styvsystern (definite nominative singular)
styvsystrar (indefinite nominative plural)
styvsystrarna (definite nominative plural)
styvsysters (genitive indefinite singular)
styvsysterns (definite genitive singular)
styvsystrars (genitive indefinite plural)
styvsystrarnas (definite genitive plural)


fackförening

fackförening (indefinite nominative singular)
fackföreningen (definite nominative singular)
fackföreningar (indefinite nominative plural)
fackföreningarna (definite nominative plural)
fackförenings (genitive indefinite singular)
fackföreningens (definite genitive singular)
fackföreningars (genitive indefinite plural)
fackföreningarnas (definite genitive plural)


vägnar

Jag är här på ämbetets vägnar

(in "å/på ämbetets vägnar") by virtue of one's office, on business, in the line of duty


sommarspel

sommarspel (indefinite nominative singular)
sommarspelet (definite nominative singular)
sommarspel (indefinite nominative plural)
sommarspelen (definite nominative plural)
sommarspels (genitive indefinite singular)
sommarspelets (definite genitive singular)
sommarspels (genitive indefinite plural)
sommarspelens (definite genitive plural)


vinterspel

vinterspel (indefinite nominative singular)
vinterspelet (definite nominative singular)
vinterspel (indefinite nominative plural)
vinterspelen (definite nominative plural)
vinterspels (genitive indefinite singular)
vinterspelets (definite genitive singular)
vinterspels (genitive indefinite plural)
vinterspelens (definite genitive plural)


lovor

From Tavringer Romani lover, loviar (“money”), from Romani lowo (“coin”). Related to Sanskrit लोहवर (lohavara, “gold”).

bor

Hon lånar ut lovor men hon har inget bankkontor.

1978, Kal P. Dal (lyrics and music), “Houndans kvinna”, in Gräd Ente Fassan!:

”Det är väl fantastiskt. Det hade jag också gjort om jag haft hans lovor”, sa Markus Rosenberg.

2015 October 20, Max Wiman, “En välkammad presskonferens [A well-groomed press conference]”, in Sydsvenskan, Malmö, Sweden:

”It’s wonderful, isn’t it? I would have done the same if I had his money”, Markus Rosenberg said.


plastpåse

plastpåse (indefinite nominative singular)
plastpåsen (definite nominative singular)
plastpåsar (indefinite nominative plural)
plastpåsarna (definite nominative plural)
plastpåses (genitive indefinite singular)
plastpåsens (definite genitive singular)
plastpåsars (genitive indefinite plural)
plastpåsarnas (definite genitive plural)


fjäderfä

fjäderfä (indefinite nominative singular)
fjäderfäet (definite nominative singular)
fjäderfän (indefinite nominative plural)
fjäderfäna (definite nominative plural)
fjäderfäs (genitive indefinite singular)
fjäderfäets (definite genitive singular)
fjäderfäns (genitive indefinite plural)
fjäderfänas (definite genitive plural)

(countable) a domestic fowl (individual bird counted as poultry)


rundradio

rundradio (indefinite nominative uncountable)
rundradion (definite nominative uncountable)
rundradios (genitive indefinite uncountable)
rundradions (definite genitive uncountable)

(uncountable) broadcast radio, broadcasting


hushåll

hushåll (indefinite nominative singular)
hushållet (definite nominative singular)
hushåll (indefinite nominative plural)
hushållen (definite nominative plural)
hushålls (genitive indefinite singular)
hushållets (definite genitive singular)
hushålls (genitive indefinite plural)
hushållens (definite genitive plural)

Calque of Dutch huishoud or Middle Low German husholt; equivalent to hus + håll.

household (household work, domestic work)


regalier

regalier (indefinite nominative plural)
regalierna (definite nominative plural)
regaliers (genitive indefinite plural)
regaliernas (definite genitive plural)

regalia (symbols of a monarch: crown, sceptre, orb)


nynazist

nynazist (indefinite nominative singular)
nynazisten (definite nominative singular)
nynazister (indefinite nominative plural)
nynazisterna (definite nominative plural)
nynazists (genitive indefinite singular)
nynazistens (definite genitive singular)
nynazisters (genitive indefinite plural)
nynazisternas (definite genitive plural)

From ny (“new, neo-”) + nazist (“Nazi”).


underkläder

underkläder (indefinite nominative plural)
underkläderna (definite nominative plural)
underkläders (genitive indefinite plural)
underklädernas (definite genitive plural)

underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc.) and bras: (in common informal usage) underwear


subsidier

subsidier (indefinite nominative plural)
subsidierna (definite nominative plural)
subsidiers (genitive indefinite plural)
subsidiernas (definite genitive plural)


solbrillor

solbrillor (indefinite nominative plural)
solbrillorna (definite nominative plural)
solbrillors (genitive indefinite plural)
solbrillornas (definite genitive plural)


inga problem

no problem, no biggie, no big deal, not a problem


kakkalas

kakkalas (indefinite nominative singular)
kakkalaset (definite nominative singular)
kakkalas (indefinite nominative plural)
kakkalasen (definite nominative plural)
kakkalas (genitive indefinite singular)
kakkalasets (definite genitive singular)
kakkalas (genitive indefinite plural)
kakkalasens (definite genitive plural)


i strid med

going against; in violation of, in conflict with, in breach of, contrary to, etc.


knullkompis

knullkompis (indefinite nominative singular)
knullkompisen (definite nominative singular)
knullkompisar (indefinite nominative plural)
knullkompisarna (definite nominative plural)
knullkompis (genitive indefinite singular)
knullkompisens (definite genitive singular)
knullkompisars (genitive indefinite plural)
knullkompisarnas (definite genitive plural)


tack vare

tack (“thanks”) + vare (“be (subjunctive)”). Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk takk vere.

af

Tack vare två övervakningskameror har vi tillgång till videobevis för de begångna brotten

Thanks to two surveillance cameras, we have access to video evidence for the committed crimes

thanks to, normally used with a positive connotation, though it can be used sarcastically


sötebrödsdagar

Compound of sötebröd (“sweet bread”) + dagar (“days”), originally referring to Passover, when the Jewish people according to the Bible were to eat unleavened bread.

compound

Nu är sötebrödsdagarna över.

(idiomatic) period of happiness and prosperity; halcyon days


vargavinter

vargavinter (indefinite nominative singular)
vargavintern (definite nominative singular)
vargavintrar (indefinite nominative plural)
vargavintrarna (definite nominative plural)
vargavinters (genitive indefinite singular)
vargavinterns (definite genitive singular)
vargavintrars (genitive indefinite plural)
vargavintrarnas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of varg (“wolf”) + -a- + vinter (“winter”).


kladdkaka

kladdkaka (indefinite nominative singular)
kladdkakan (definite nominative singular)
kladdkakor (indefinite nominative plural)
kladdkakorna (definite nominative plural)
kladdkakas (genitive indefinite singular)
kladdkakans (definite genitive singular)
kladdkakors (genitive indefinite plural)
kladdkakornas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of kladd (“(messy activity with) goo”) + kaka (“cake”).

a type of thick and sticky cake, made out of chocolate, often served with whipped cream; mud cake


fårakläder

From får (“sheep”) + -a- + kläder (“clothes”).


nysrötter

nysrötter (indefinite nominative plural)
nysrötterna (definite nominative plural)
nysrötters (genitive indefinite plural)
nysrötternas (definite genitive plural)

(plural only) false hellebore, any plant of the genus Veratrum


bonusbror

bonusbror (indefinite nominative singular)
bonusbrodern (definite nominative singular)
bonusbröder (indefinite nominative plural)
bonusbröderna (definite nominative plural)
bonusbrors (genitive indefinite singular)
bonusbroderns (definite genitive singular)
bonusbröders (genitive indefinite plural)
bonusbrödernas (definite genitive plural)


läderlapp

läderlapp (indefinite nominative singular)
läderlappen (definite nominative singular)
läderlappar (indefinite nominative plural)
läderlapparna (definite nominative plural)
läderlapps (genitive indefinite singular)
läderlappens (definite genitive singular)
läderlappars (genitive indefinite plural)
läderlapparnas (definite genitive plural)


tidtabell

tidtabell (indefinite nominative singular)
tidtabellen (definite nominative singular)
tidtabeller (indefinite nominative plural)
tidtabellerna (definite nominative plural)
tidtabells (genitive indefinite singular)
tidtabellens (definite genitive singular)
tidtabellers (genitive indefinite plural)
tidtabellernas (definite genitive plural)


saturnalier

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saturnalier c pl (definite plural saturnalierna)

Learned borrowing from Latin Sāturnālia, a festival of the winter solstice.


genitalier

genitalier (indefinite nominative plural)
genitalierna (definite nominative plural)
genitaliers (genitive indefinite plural)
genitaliernas (definite genitive plural)


drickspengar

drickspengar (indefinite nominative plural)
drickspengarna (definite nominative plural)
drickspengars (genitive indefinite plural)
drickspengarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish drykkiapæningar (“money used for beverages”). Compare German Trinkgeld, French pourboire, Danish drikkepenge, Dutch drinkgeld, Finnish juomaraha.


riksrätt

Compound of rike (“state”) + rätt (“law”).

a court of law where public officials charged with misconduct or impeached


massmord

massmord (indefinite nominative singular)
massmordet (definite nominative singular)
massmord (indefinite nominative plural)
massmorden (definite nominative plural)
massmords (genitive indefinite singular)
massmordets (definite genitive singular)
massmords (genitive indefinite plural)
massmordens (definite genitive plural)

mass- (“large quantity”) + mord (“murder”)


textilier

textilier (indefinite nominative plural)
textilierna (definite nominative plural)
textiliers (genitive indefinite plural)
textiliernas (definite genitive plural)


livslång

livslång (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
livslångt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
livslånga (indefinite plural positive)
livslånge (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
livslånge (definite masculine positive singular)
livslånga (definite positive)


heavy metal-prickar

heavy metal-prickar (indefinite nominative plural)
heavy metal-prickarna (definite nominative plural)
heavy metal-prickars (genitive indefinite plural)
heavy metal-prickarnas (definite genitive plural)

Literally "heavy metal dots". Most Swedish laypeople do not know the technical term for the diacritic ¨ (trema), so they simply call it a pair of dots instead.


From early finance sheets where the colon (:) came pre-printed. A dash (–) was added to the right side of the colon as shorthand for 00 öre.

[…] bestående af en stuga, kök och en liten källare under köket samt vind, inköpt 26/7 1729 for 130 daler men derefter reparerad och värd for 180:-.

1938–1939, Wilhelm Berg, Göteborgs-släkter 2 P–S, page 341:

[…] consisting of a cabin, kitchen and a small cellar under the kitchen plus attic, purchased 26/7 1729 for 130 dalers but then repaired and worth 180 daler.


From early finance sheets where the colon (:) came pre-printed. A dash (–) was added to the left side of the colon as shorthand for 00 kronor.

Medvurst 0,3 kg -:90
Sill 1 kg -:38
Torsk 1 kg -:35
Vetemjöl 3 kg -:99

1978, Sven Lindqvist, Gräv där du står, page 217:

Mettwurst 0.3 kg 90 öre
Herring 1 kg 38 öre
Cod 1 kg 35 öre
Wheat flour 3 kg 99 öre


Pelle fick -:2 från höskrindan som grindslant.
Pelle received 2 öre from the hay cart as gate coin.


åratal

i åratal


hårdhandskarna

ta i med hårdhandskarna
ta i med hårdhandskarna#Swedish


småtimmarna

de satt uppe fram till småtimmarna

(literally, “they sat up until the small hours”)


svear

svear (indefinite nominative plural)
svearna (definite nominative plural)
svears (genitive indefinite plural)
svearnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish svear, Old Swedish sviar, from Old Norse svíar, from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, plural of *swihô (“Swede”), of disputed etymology, but perhaps from *swe- (“one's own, self”).

(historical, plural only) Swedes (members of a North Germanic tribe)


blodspengar

blodspengar (indefinite nominative plural)
blodspengarna (definite nominative plural)
blodspengars (genitive indefinite plural)
blodspengarnas (definite genitive plural)


våldsverkare

våldsverkare (indefinite nominative singular)
våldsverkaren (definite nominative singular)
våldsverkare (indefinite nominative plural)
våldsverkarna (definite nominative plural)
våldsverkares (genitive indefinite singular)
våldsverkarens (definite genitive singular)
våldsverkares (genitive indefinite plural)
våldsverkarnas (definite genitive plural)

perpetrator of violence (one who commits a violent act (often))


jonier

jonier (indefinite nominative plural)
jonierna (definite nominative plural)
joniers (genitive indefinite plural)
joniernas (definite genitive plural)


akajer

akajer (indefinite nominative plural)
akajerna (definite nominative plural)
akajers (genitive indefinite plural)
akajernas (definite genitive plural)


apkoppor

apkoppor (indefinite nominative plural)
apkopporna (definite nominative plural)
apkoppors (genitive indefinite plural)
apkoppornas (definite genitive plural)


linjelopp

linjelopp (indefinite nominative singular)
linjeloppet (definite nominative singular)
linjelopp (indefinite nominative plural)
linjeloppen (definite nominative plural)
linjelopps (genitive indefinite singular)
linjeloppets (definite genitive singular)
linjelopps (genitive indefinite plural)
linjeloppens (definite genitive plural)


markstridskrafter

markstridskrafter (indefinite nominative plural)
markstridskrafterna (definite nominative plural)
markstridskrafters (genitive indefinite plural)
markstridskrafternas (definite genitive plural)


glajor

glajor (indefinite nominative plural)
glajorna (definite nominative plural)
glajors (genitive indefinite plural)
glajornas (definite genitive plural)


frittar

Vill du ha frittar?

(colloquial) Short for pommes frites (“chips; french fries”).


divalater

divalater (indefinite nominative plural)
divalaterna (definite nominative plural)
divalaters (genitive indefinite plural)
divalaternas (definite genitive plural)


livlina

livlina (indefinite nominative singular)
livlinan (definite nominative singular)
livlinor (indefinite nominative plural)
livlinorna (definite nominative plural)
livlinas (genitive indefinite singular)
livlinans (definite genitive singular)
livlinors (genitive indefinite plural)
livlinornas (definite genitive plural)


frukostflinga

frukostflinga (indefinite nominative singular)
frukostflingan (definite nominative singular)
frukostflingor (indefinite nominative plural)
frukostflingorna (definite nominative plural)
frukostflingas (genitive indefinite singular)
frukostflingans (definite genitive singular)
frukostflingors (genitive indefinite plural)
frukostflingornas (definite genitive plural)

frukost (“breakfast”) + flinga (“flake”)

(usually in the plural) a breakfast cereal


stålar

stålar (indefinite nominative plural)
stålarna (definite nominative plural)
stålars (genitive indefinite plural)
stålarnas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of stål (“steel”) + -ar (“plural suffix”), via the cant Older Månsing, possibly as peddlers from Västergötland is said to have used steel objects as means of payment. First attested in 1893.


kortbyxor

kortbyxor (indefinite nominative plural)
kortbyxorna (definite nominative plural)
kortbyxors (genitive indefinite plural)
kortbyxornas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of kort (“short”) + byxor (“trousers”). According to SO attested since 1814.

short pants, short trousers (pants or trousers that do not go lower than the knees)


lusläsa

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lusläsa (present lusläser, preterite lusläste, supine lusläst, imperative lusläs)

lusläser (present)
lusläste (preterite)
lusläst (supine)
lusläs (imperative)
lusläsa (active infinitive)
lusläsas (infinitive passive)
lusläst (active supine)
luslästs (passive supine)
lusläs (active imperative)
lusläsen (active archaic imperative plural)
lusläser (active indicative present)
lusläste (active indicative past)
lusläses (indicative passive present)
luslästes (indicative passive past)
lusläsa (active archaic indicative plural present)
lusläste (active archaic indicative past plural)
lusläsas (archaic indicative passive plural present)
luslästes (archaic indicative passive past plural)
lusläse (active dated present subjunctive)
lusläste (active dated past subjunctive)
lusläses (dated passive present subjunctive)
luslästes (dated passive past subjunctive)
lusläsande (participle present)
lusläst (participle past)

By surface analysis, lus (“louse”) + läsa (“read”). Attested since 1952.

surf

Se till att lusläsa kontraktet så att du inte blir lurad!

Make sure to read the contract very carefully so you don't get ripped off!

to read (something) very carefully (and with a critical eye); to scrutinize a text


urusel

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urusel (comparative uruslare, superlative uruslast)

uruslare (comparative)
uruslast (superlative)
urusel (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
uruslare (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
uruslast (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
uruselt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
uruslare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
uruslast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
urusla (indefinite plural positive)
uruslare (comparative indefinite plural)
uruslast (indefinite plural superlative)
urusle (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
uruslare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
uruslast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
urusle (definite masculine positive singular)
uruslare (comparative definite masculine singular)
uruslaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
urusla (definite positive)
uruslare (comparative definite)
uruslaste (definite superlative)

From ur- (“very”) + usel (“awfully bad”).

Filmen var urusel


nettonuvärde

nettonuvärde (indefinite nominative singular)
nettonuvärdet (definite nominative singular)
nettonuvärden (indefinite nominative plural)
nettonuvärdena (definite nominative plural)
nettonuvärdes (genitive indefinite singular)
nettonuvärdets (definite genitive singular)
nettonuvärdens (genitive indefinite plural)
nettonuvärdenas (definite genitive plural)


tjejtjusare

tjejtjusare (indefinite nominative singular)
tjejtjusaren (definite nominative singular)
tjejtjusare (indefinite nominative plural)
tjejtjusarna (definite nominative plural)
tjejtjusares (genitive indefinite singular)
tjejtjusarens (definite genitive singular)
tjejtjusares (genitive indefinite plural)
tjejtjusarnas (definite genitive plural)

From tjej (“girl”) + tjusa (“woo, charm”) + -are (“-er”).


brillor

brillor (indefinite nominative plural)
brillorna (definite nominative plural)
brillors (genitive indefinite plural)
brillornas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German brill, brille (cognate of German Brille), from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos). Doublet of beryll and briljant.


gåsögon

gåsögon (indefinite nominative plural)
gåsögonen (definite nominative plural)
gåsögons (genitive indefinite plural)
gåsögonens (definite genitive plural)


läsårstider

läsårstider (indefinite nominative plural)
läsårstiderna (definite nominative plural)
läsårstiders (genitive indefinite plural)
läsårstidernas (definite genitive plural)

From läsår (“school year”) + -s- + tider (“times”).

school term dates; term dates; school terms


urminnes tider

urminnes (“immemorial”) + tider (“times”)

De har bott här sedan urminnes tider

They have lived here since time immemorial


ytterkläder

ytterkläder (indefinite nominative plural)
ytterkläderna (definite nominative plural)
ytterkläders (genitive indefinite plural)
ytterklädernas (definite genitive plural)

clothes for outdoor use (like a jacket); outerwear


sängkläder

sängkläder (indefinite nominative plural)
sängkläderna (definite nominative plural)
sängkläders (genitive indefinite plural)
sängklädernas (definite genitive plural)

textiles for making a bed (especially sheets and pillowcases); bedding, bed clothes, bed linen


bajsbrun

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bajsbrun (comparative bajsbrunare, superlative bajsbrunast)

bajsbrunare (comparative)
bajsbrunast (superlative)
bajsbrun (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
bajsbrunare (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
bajsbrunast (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
bajsbrunt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
bajsbrunare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
bajsbrunast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
bajsbruna (indefinite plural positive)
bajsbrunare (comparative indefinite plural)
bajsbrunast (indefinite plural superlative)
bajsbrune (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
bajsbrunare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
bajsbrunast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
bajsbrune (definite masculine positive singular)
bajsbrunare (comparative definite masculine singular)
bajsbrunaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
bajsbruna (definite positive)
bajsbrunare (comparative definite)
bajsbrunaste (definite superlative)

From bajs (“poop”) + brun (“brown”). Compare German kackbraun.

having a brown color reminiscent of feces


text-tv

Compound of text (“text”) + tv (“TV”). According to SO attested since 1976.

Många aktiesparare kritiserar SVT:s beslut att inte längre publicera börskurser på text-tv och intresseorganisationen Aktiespararna ber nu bolaget att ompröva beslutet.

2022 November 10, Nina Sjöman, “Oro bland aktiesparare efter att text-tv tagit bort börssidorna [Concern among shareholders after teletext removed the stock market pages]”, in Sveriges Radio:

Many shareholders criticize SVT's decision to no longer publish stock prices on teletext, and the interest organization Aktiespararna is now requesting the company to reconsider the decision.


läsglasögon

läsglasögon (indefinite nominative plural)
läsglasögonen (definite nominative plural)
läsglasögons (genitive indefinite plural)
läsglasögonens (definite genitive plural)


snicksnack

snicksnack (indefinite nominative uncountable)
snicksnacket (definite nominative uncountable)
snicksnacks (genitive indefinite uncountable)
snicksnackets (definite genitive uncountable)


penningpung

penningpung (indefinite nominative singular)
penningpungen (definite nominative singular)
penningpungar (indefinite nominative plural)
penningpungarna (definite nominative plural)
penningpungs (genitive indefinite singular)
penningpungens (definite genitive singular)
penningpungars (genitive indefinite plural)
penningpungarnas (definite genitive plural)


mannaminne

mannaminne (indefinite nominative singular)
mannaminnet (definite nominative singular)
mannaminnen (indefinite nominative plural)
mannaminnena (definite nominative plural)
mannaminnes (genitive indefinite singular)
mannaminnets (definite genitive singular)
mannaminnens (genitive indefinite plural)
mannaminnenas (definite genitive plural)

Only used in i mannaminne (“in living memory”)


klasskamp

klasskamp (indefinite nominative singular)
klasskampen (definite nominative singular)
klasskamper (indefinite nominative plural)
klasskamperna (definite nominative plural)
klasskamps (genitive indefinite singular)
klasskampens (definite genitive singular)
klasskampers (genitive indefinite plural)
klasskampernas (definite genitive plural)


larvfötter

larvfötter (indefinite nominative plural)
larvfötterna (definite nominative plural)
larvfötters (genitive indefinite plural)
larvfötternas (definite genitive plural)


bortsett från

aside from, apart from (with the exception of)


västvärlden

(definite only) the western world (countries whose cultural and ethnic origins can mostly be traced to Europe)


ordalag

i allmänna ordalag

De kritiserades i hårda ordalag

i inga oklara ordalag

terms, language, words (way of expressing oneself with words)


styck

De kostar 25 kronor (per) styck ("per" optional)

(singular only, when specifying a per-unit price) apiece, each


regnkläder

regnkläder (indefinite nominative plural)
regnkläderna (definite nominative plural)
regnkläders (genitive indefinite plural)
regnklädernas (definite genitive plural)


regnrock

regnrock (indefinite nominative singular)
regnrocken (definite nominative singular)
regnrockar (indefinite nominative plural)
regnrockarna (definite nominative plural)
regnrocks (genitive indefinite singular)
regnrockens (definite genitive singular)
regnrockars (genitive indefinite plural)
regnrockarnas (definite genitive plural)


badboll

badboll (indefinite nominative singular)
badbollen (definite nominative singular)
badbollar (indefinite nominative plural)
badbollarna (definite nominative plural)
badbolls (genitive indefinite singular)
badbollens (definite genitive singular)
badbollars (genitive indefinite plural)
badbollarnas (definite genitive plural)


dåndimpen

dåna (“swoon (faint)”) + dimpa (“fall heavily”) + -en (definite suffix)

af

Mina föräldrar kommer få dåndimpen om de får reda på vad jag gjort

My parents will go crazy if they find out what I've done

(colloquial, in "få (stora) dåndimpen") to be shocked, to go crazy (due to being outraged, swooned, or the like)


legymer

Borrowed from French légumes. Attested since 1725.


glajjor

glajjor (indefinite nominative plural)
glajjorna (definite nominative plural)
glajjors (genitive indefinite plural)
glajjornas (definite genitive plural)

(slang) Alternative form of glajor (“spectacles, glasses”)


skyddspengar

skyddspengar (indefinite nominative plural)
skyddspengarna (definite nominative plural)
skyddspengars (genitive indefinite plural)
skyddspengarnas (definite genitive plural)

skydd (“protection”) + -s- + pengar (“money”)


beskyddarpengar

beskyddarpengar (indefinite nominative plural)
beskyddarpengarna (definite nominative plural)
beskyddarpengars (genitive indefinite plural)
beskyddarpengarnas (definite genitive plural)


gröna fingrar

att ha gröna fingrar

(idiomatic) green fingers, a green thumb (a seemingly natural gardening ability)


kringelkrokar

kringelkrokar (indefinite nominative plural)
kringelkrokarna (definite nominative plural)
kringelkrokars (genitive indefinite plural)
kringelkrokarnas (definite genitive plural)

(colloquial) twists and turns (indirect, digressive speech or the like)


fekalier

fekalier (indefinite nominative plural)
fekalierna (definite nominative plural)
fekaliers (genitive indefinite plural)
fekaliernas (definite genitive plural)


discodans

discodans (indefinite nominative singular)
discodansen (definite nominative singular)
discodanser (indefinite nominative plural)
discodanserna (definite nominative plural)
discodans (genitive indefinite singular)
discodansens (definite genitive singular)
discodansers (genitive indefinite plural)
discodansernas (definite genitive plural)


längs med

De vandrade längs med kajen


mänsklig rättighet

mänskliga rättighet (indefinite nominative singular)
mänskliga rättigheten (definite nominative singular)
mänskliga rättigheter (indefinite nominative plural)
mänskliga rättigheterna (definite nominative plural)
mänskliga rättighets (genitive indefinite singular)
mänskliga rättighetens (definite genitive singular)
mänskliga rättigheters (genitive indefinite plural)
mänskliga rättigheternas (definite genitive plural)

mänsklig (“human”) + rättighet (“right”)


neuronnät

neuronnät (indefinite nominative singular)
neuronnätet (definite nominative singular)
neuronnät (indefinite nominative plural)
neuronnäten (definite nominative plural)
neuronnäts (genitive indefinite singular)
neuronnätets (definite genitive singular)
neuronnäts (genitive indefinite plural)
neuronnätens (definite genitive plural)

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

(artificial intelligence, anatomy) a neural network


sexscen

sexscen (indefinite nominative singular)
sexscenen (definite nominative singular)
sexscener (indefinite nominative plural)
sexscenerna (definite nominative plural)
sexscens (genitive indefinite singular)
sexscenens (definite genitive singular)
sexsceners (genitive indefinite plural)
sexscenernas (definite genitive plural)


kuksugarläppar

kuksugarläppar (indefinite nominative plural)
kuksugarläpparna (definite nominative plural)
kuksugarläppars (genitive indefinite plural)
kuksugarläpparnas (definite genitive plural)

kuksugare (“cocksucker”) + läppar (“lips”)

(slang, vulgar) dick sucking lips, DSLs (plump, pouty lips)


expenser

expenser (indefinite nominative plural)
expenserna (definite nominative plural)
expensers (genitive indefinite plural)
expensernas (definite genitive plural)


blåblodig

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blåblodig (comparative blåblodigare, superlative blåblodigast)

blåblodigare (comparative)
blåblodigast (superlative)
blåblodig (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
blåblodigare (common-gender comparative indefinite singular)
blåblodigast (common-gender indefinite singular superlative)
blåblodigt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
blåblodigare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
blåblodigast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
blåblodiga (indefinite plural positive)
blåblodigare (comparative indefinite plural)
blåblodigast (indefinite plural superlative)
blåblodige (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
blåblodigare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
blåblodigast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
blåblodige (definite masculine positive singular)
blåblodigare (comparative definite masculine singular)
blåblodigaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
blåblodiga (definite positive)
blåblodigare (comparative definite)
blåblodigaste (definite superlative)


insignier

insignier (indefinite nominative plural)
insignierna (definite nominative plural)
insigniers (genitive indefinite plural)
insigniernas (definite genitive plural)


tjänster och gentjänster

tjänster (“favors”) + och (“and”) + gentjänster (“return favors”)

af

Jag hjälper dig att bli befordrad, och du lägger ner utredningen mot mig. Tjänster och gentjänster, så att säga.

I'll help you get promoted, and you close the investigation against me. A quid pro quo, so to speak.

favors and return favors, quid pro quo, you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours


vattenkoppor

vattenkoppor (indefinite nominative plural)
vattenkopporna (definite nominative plural)
vattenkoppors (genitive indefinite plural)
vattenkoppornas (definite genitive plural)

Alternative form of vattkoppor (“chickenpox”)


gudagåva

gudagåva (indefinite nominative singular)
gudagåvan (definite nominative singular)
gudagåvor (indefinite nominative plural)
gudagåvorna (definite nominative plural)
gudagåvas (genitive indefinite singular)
gudagåvans (definite genitive singular)
gudagåvors (genitive indefinite plural)
gudagåvornas (definite genitive plural)

a great benefit (received without effort), a divine gift, a godsend


blommor och bin

blommor (“flowers”) + och (“and”) + bin (“bees”)


gånggrift

gånggrift (indefinite nominative singular)
gånggriften (definite nominative singular)
gånggrifter (indefinite nominative plural)
gånggrifterna (definite nominative plural)
gånggrifts (genitive indefinite singular)
gånggriftens (definite genitive singular)
gånggrifters (genitive indefinite plural)
gånggrifternas (definite genitive plural)

gång (“passage”) + grift (“grave (archaic)”)


överösa

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överösa (present överöser, preterite överöste, supine överöst, imperative överös)

överöser (present)
överöste (preterite)
överöst (supine)
överös (imperative)
överösa (active infinitive)
överösas (infinitive passive)
överöst (active supine)
överösts (passive supine)
överös (active imperative)
överösen (active archaic imperative plural)
överöser (active indicative present)
överöste (active indicative past)
överöss (indicative passive present)
överöses (indicative passive present)
överöstes (indicative passive past)
överösa (active archaic indicative plural present)
överöste (active archaic indicative past plural)
överösas (archaic indicative passive plural present)
överöstes (archaic indicative passive past plural)
överöse (active dated present subjunctive)
överöste (active dated past subjunctive)
överöses (dated passive present subjunctive)
överöstes (dated passive past subjunctive)
överösande (participle present)
överöst (participle past)


översittarfasoner

översittarfasoner (indefinite nominative plural)
översittarfasonerna (definite nominative plural)
översittarfasoners (genitive indefinite plural)
översittarfasonernas (definite genitive plural)

översittare (“bully”) + fasoner (“(bad) behavior, (bad) ways”)

af

Jag är less på hennes översittarfasoner

bullying behavior, bullying ways (usually outside of a school context, and more psychological than physical)


vegetabilier

vegetabilier (indefinite nominative plural)
vegetabilierna (definite nominative plural)
vegetabiliers (genitive indefinite plural)
vegetabiliernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Vegetabilien, from Latin vegetabilis.


handhållen

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handhållen (comparative mer handhållen, superlative mest handhållen)

mer handhållen (comparative)
mest handhållen (superlative)
handhållen (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
handhållet (indefinite neuter positive singular)
handhållna (indefinite plural positive)
handhållne (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
handhållne (definite masculine positive singular)
handhållna (definite positive)


blombukett

blombukett (indefinite nominative singular)
blombuketten (definite nominative singular)
blombuketter (indefinite nominative plural)
blombuketterna (definite nominative plural)
blombuketts (genitive indefinite singular)
blombukettens (definite genitive singular)
blombuketters (genitive indefinite plural)
blombuketternas (definite genitive plural)


fingerfärdig

fingerfärdig (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
fingerfärdigt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
fingerfärdiga (indefinite plural positive)
fingerfärdige (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
fingerfärdige (definite masculine positive singular)
fingerfärdiga (definite positive)

From finger (“finger”) + färdig (“skillful”). Compare German fingerfertig.

(figuratively) dexterous, adroit, nimble


morgonmänniska

morgonmänniska (indefinite nominative singular)
morgonmänniskan (definite nominative singular)
morgonmänniskor (indefinite nominative plural)
morgonmänniskorna (definite nominative plural)
morgonmänniskas (genitive indefinite singular)
morgonmänniskans (definite genitive singular)
morgonmänniskors (genitive indefinite plural)
morgonmänniskornas (definite genitive plural)

From morgon (“morning”) + människa (“human, person”).

af

Jag är ingen morgonmänniska


veckovill

veckovill (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
veckovillt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
veckovilla (indefinite plural positive)
veckoville (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
veckoville (definite masculine positive singular)
veckovilla (definite positive)


mamelucker

mamelucker (indefinite nominative plural)
mameluckerna (definite nominative plural)
mameluckers (genitive indefinite plural)
mameluckernas (definite genitive plural)

mormors mamelucker

bloomers (usually loose-fitting, mid-thigh length women's undergarment, often with a ruffle at the bottom)


stormstyrka

stormstyrka (indefinite nominative singular)
stormstyrkan (definite nominative singular)
stormstyrkor (indefinite nominative plural)
stormstyrkorna (definite nominative plural)
stormstyrkas (genitive indefinite singular)
stormstyrkans (definite genitive singular)
stormstyrkors (genitive indefinite plural)
stormstyrkornas (definite genitive plural)

storm strength (the state of winds being from 9 to 11 on the Beaufort scale)


tågtrafik

tågtrafik (indefinite nominative uncountable)
tågtrafiken (definite nominative uncountable)
tågtrafiks (genitive indefinite uncountable)
tågtrafikens (definite genitive uncountable)


tysktalande

en tysktalande kvinna


spanskspråkig

spanskspråkig (common-gender indefinite positive singular)
spanskspråkigt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
spanskspråkiga (indefinite plural positive)
spanskspråkige (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
spanskspråkige (definite masculine positive singular)
spanskspråkiga (definite positive)

spanskspråkig litteratur

en spanskspråkig skola

in Spanish, Spanish-language, Hispanophone


druser

druser (indefinite nominative plural)
druserna (definite nominative plural)
drusers (genitive indefinite plural)
drusernas (definite genitive plural)


högersympatier

högersympatier (indefinite nominative plural)
högersympatierna (definite nominative plural)
högersympatiers (genitive indefinite plural)
högersympatiernas (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: vänstersympatier


vänstersympatier

vänstersympatier (indefinite nominative plural)
vänstersympatierna (definite nominative plural)
vänstersympatiers (genitive indefinite plural)
vänstersympatiernas (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: högersympatier


badshorts

badshorts (indefinite nominative plural)
badshortsen (definite nominative plural)
badshorts (genitive indefinite plural)
badshortsens (definite genitive plural)


tusen nålar

göra tusen nålar på någon

give someone an Indian burn [do thousand needles on someone]


håvor

håvor (indefinite nominative plural)
håvorna (definite nominative plural)
håvors (genitive indefinite plural)
håvornas (definite genitive plural)

(archaic) riches, treasures, bounty (especially bestowed upon someone by God, fate, fortune, or the like, sometimes abstract)


äpplen och päron

äpplen (“apples”) + och (“and”) + päron (“pears”)

jämföra äpplen och päron


auspicier

auspicier (indefinite nominative plural)
auspicierna (definite nominative plural)
auspiciers (genitive indefinite plural)
auspiciernas (definite genitive plural)


sjöstridskrafter

sjöstridskrafter (indefinite nominative plural)
sjöstridskrafterna (definite nominative plural)
sjöstridskrafters (genitive indefinite plural)
sjöstridskrafternas (definite genitive plural)


luftstridskrafter

luftstridskrafter (indefinite nominative plural)
luftstridskrafterna (definite nominative plural)
luftstridskrafters (genitive indefinite plural)
luftstridskrafternas (definite genitive plural)


marinstridskrafter

marinstridskrafter (indefinite nominative plural)
marinstridskrafterna (definite nominative plural)
marinstridskrafters (genitive indefinite plural)
marinstridskrafternas (definite genitive plural)


landstridskrafter

landstridskrafter (indefinite nominative plural)
landstridskrafterna (definite nominative plural)
landstridskrafters (genitive indefinite plural)
landstridskrafternas (definite genitive plural)


härskarlater

härskarlater (indefinite nominative plural)
härskarlaterna (definite nominative plural)
härskarlaters (genitive indefinite plural)
härskarlaternas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of härskare + lat (“mannerism”).


flygstridskrafter

flygstridskrafter (indefinite nominative plural)
flygstridskrafterna (definite nominative plural)
flygstridskrafters (genitive indefinite plural)
flygstridskrafternas (definite genitive plural)