örfil

Swedish

Etymology

From öra (“ear”) +‎ fil. Compare German Ohrfeige.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [œ́ːrfíːl]

Noun

örfil c

1. A slap over the side of the head (or over the cheek), boxing someone's ears

   Synonyms: hurring, hurril, dadel, fikon, kindhäst, smällfikon

   att ge någon en örfil ― to box someone's ears

2. (figuratively) An insult, a humiliation.
3. (Finland) cinnamon roll

   Synonyms: kanelbulle, kanelsnäcka

Declension

Declension of örfil
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	örfil	örfilen	örfilar	örfilarna
Genitive	örfils	örfilens	örfilars	örfilarnas

References

• dadel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

References

• örfil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• örfil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• örfil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)