bristvara
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
brist + vara (“[economic] good”)
Noun edit
bristvara c
- scarce resource
- spänning var inte en bristvara
- there was no shortage of excitement
- (literally, “excitement was not a scarce resource”)
Usage notes edit
Often used figuratively.
Declension edit
| Declension of bristvara | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bristvara | bristvaran | bristvaror | bristvarorna |
| Genitive | bristvaras | bristvarans | bristvarors | bristvarornas |