apostlahäst

Swedish

Etymology

From apostel (“Apostle”) +‎ häst (“horse”), from the habit of the Apostles to conduct missionary journeys on foot.

Noun

apostlahäst c

1. (humorous, usually in the plural) a leg (usually in the context of walking rather than going by vehicle)

   att använda apostlahästarna

   to walk

   Vi missade sista bussen hem, så det var bara att sadla apostlahästarna

   We missed the last bus home, so there was nothing to do but to saddle the Apostle horses (walk)

Declension

Declension of apostlahäst
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	apostlahäst	apostlahästen	apostlahästar	apostlahästarna
Genitive	apostlahästs	apostlahästens	apostlahästars	apostlahästarnas

Synonyms

• ben (“leg”)
• fortkomstledamot (“leg or foot”, literally “transportation limb”)

References

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