drägg
See also: dragg
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dregg (“sediment”), from Proto-Germanic *dragjō (whence also Icelandic dregg, English dreg).
Noun edit
drägg c or n
Usage notes edit
Neuter gender is a bit more slangy (though it has appeared in media). Often refers to trashy or sleazy behavior, of a kind often brought on by alcohol. Has been turned into an adjective as well (dräggig), and is sometimes used as a verb (drägga).
Declension edit
| Declension of drägg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | drägg | dräggen | — | — |
| Genitive | dräggs | dräggens | — | — |
| Declension of drägg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | drägg | drägget | drägg | dräggen |
| Genitive | dräggs | dräggets | dräggs | dräggens |
See also edit
References edit
- drägg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- drägg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- Slangopedia