fågelskrämma
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From fågel (“bird”) + skrämma (“to scare”), used since 1733.
Noun edit
fågelskrämma c
- a scarecrow; device to scare off birds
- 1861, Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's "Taming of the shrew", IV, 3, Katherine speaking
- Jag skall väl icke bli en fogelskrämma?
- Belike you mean to make a puppet of me.
- Synonym: (less common) åkerspöke
- 1861, Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's "Taming of the shrew", IV, 3, Katherine speaking
Declension edit
| Declension of fågelskrämma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fågelskrämma | fågelskrämman | fågelskrämmor | fågelskrämmorna |
| Genitive | fågelskrämmas | fågelskrämmans | fågelskrämmors | fågelskrämmornas |