sonika
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French sonica, of a card in games such as basset that, when played, results in an immediate win (or loss). Further origin disputed.
Adverb edit
sonika (not comparable)
Usage notes edit
Nowadays rare other than in the collocation helt sonika.
References edit
- sonika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sonika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sonika in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sonika in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)