svepskäl
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Superficially svepa (“sweep”) + skäl (“reason”), formed by analogy with the older, archaic noun svepsak (with the same meaning). The first half of compound is cognate with Icelandic svipur (“appearance”). Attested since 1807.
Noun edit
svepskäl n
- a pretext (false reason put forth for something)
Declension edit
| Declension of svepskäl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | svepskäl | svepskälet | svepskäl | svepskälen |
| Genitive | svepskäls | svepskälets | svepskäls | svepskälens |
Synonyms edit
- förevändning
- förespegling
- (archaic) pretext
See also edit
References edit
- svepskäl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svepskäl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svepskäl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svepskäl in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)