pekoral
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Attested since 1796 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. From pecoralis ("of the cattle"), from pecus ("cattle").
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pekoral n
- A text written in a grandiloquent or pompous style but lacking literary quality, thus making it seem overly pretentious or ridiculous.
- Hennes dikter om ängsblommor var ett klockrent pekoral.
- Her poems about meadow flowers were pure pretentious twaddle.
Declension edit
| Declension of pekoral | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | pekoral | pekoralet | pekoral | pekoralen |
| Genitive | pekorals | pekoralets | pekorals | pekoralens |
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:pekoral.
References edit
- pekoral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- pekoral in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)