tvärnit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
tvär (“sudden, abrupt”) + nit (“instance of braking hard”)
Noun edit
tvärnit c
- (colloquial) an instance of slamming on the brakes (sometimes figuratively)
Declension edit
| Declension of tvärnit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tvärnit | tvärniten | tvärnitar | tvärnitarna |
| Genitive | tvärnits | tvärnitens | tvärnitars | tvärnitarnas |
Related terms edit
- tvärnita (“slam the brakes”)