Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, buk (belly) +‎ svåger (brother-in-law). Compare Danish hulbror, Norwegian Bokmål buksvoger, Icelandic kviðmágur.

Noun

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buksvåger c

  1. (colloquial) an Eskimo brother (of some other man)
    De är buksvågrar
    They are Eskimo brothers

Declension

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Declension of buksvåger 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative buksvåger buksvågern buksvågrar buksvågrarna
Genitive buksvågers buksvågerns buksvågrars buksvågrarnas

See also

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References

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