fingertoppskänsla
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Calque of German Fingerspitzengefühl. Equivalent to fingertopp (“fingertip”) + -s- + känsla (“feeling”). Attested since 1958.
Noun edit
fingertoppskänsla c
- skill and sensitivity (in dealing with something, knowing what to do, etc.)
- Synonym: (rare) fingerspetskänsla
- Gisslansituationer kräver förhandlare med fingertoppskänsla
- Hostage situations demand negotiators who are skilled at sensing the situation and weighing their words (ish)
Declension edit
| Declension of fingertoppskänsla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | fingertoppskänsla | fingertoppskänslan | — | — |
| Genitive | fingertoppskänslas | fingertoppskänslans | — | — |