bärfis

See also: barfis

Swedish

en bärfis

Etymology

From bär (“berry”) +‎ fis (“fart”), from often being found on berries and releasing a pungent defensive spray.

Noun

bärfis c

1. a stinkbug, a shield bug (any of the bugs in the family Pentatomidae)
2. (in the plural) superfamily Pentatomoidea

Declension

Declension of bärfis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bärfis	bärfis
	definite	bärfisen	bärfisens
plural	indefinite	bärfisar	bärfisars
	definite	bärfisarna	bärfisarnas

References

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