startsnöre
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
start + snöre, since 1958, inspired by English starting strap or cord.
Noun edit
startsnöre n
- a pull cord, starting strap, starting cord, the rope to pull in a recoil start or pull start mechanism on a (lawn mower, chainsaw, boat, etc.) engine
- Startsnöret hade gått av, så hon måste skaffa ett nytt innan hon kunde klippa gräset.
- The starting cord was broken, so she had to get a new one before she could mow her lawn.
- the whole recoil start or pull start mechanism
- Båten hade en 3 hästars utombordsmotor med startsnöre.
- The boat had a 3 hp outboard engine with recoil start.
Declension edit
| Declension of startsnöre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | startsnöre | startsnöret | startsnören | startsnörena |
| Genitive | startsnöres | startsnörets | startsnörens | startsnörenas |