bracka

See also: bracką and bräcka

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbrat͡s.ka/
Rhymes: -at͡ska
Syllabification: brac‧ka

Adjective edit

bracka

feminine nominative/vocative singular of bracki

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From older bracka (“pants”), from Latin bracca, from brāca (“trousers; breeches”). Shift in meaning likely due to a contraction of old noun skinnbracka, originally meaning "leather pants", but used figuratively to describe those with tacky clothing.

Noun edit

bracka c

philistine (narrow-minded person)

Declension edit

Declension of bracka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bracka	brackan	brackor	brackorna
Genitive	brackas	brackans	brackors	brackornas

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References edit

bracka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
bracka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
bracka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
bracka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)