borstbindare
Swedish
editEtymology
editborste + binda + -are. Compare German Bürstenbinder and Danish børstenbinder.
Noun
editborstbindare c
- brushmaker
- röka som en borstbindare ― smoke like a chimney (literally, “smoke like a brushmaker”)
- supa som en borstbindare ― drink like a fish (literally, “drink like a brushmaker”)
- svära som en borstbindare ― swear like a sailor (literally, “swear like a brushmaker”)
Declension
editDeclension of borstbindare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | borstbindare | borstbindaren | borstbindare | borstbindarna |
Genitive | borstbindares | borstbindarens | borstbindares | borstbindarnas |