fingertoppskänsla
Swedish
editEtymology
editCalque of German Fingerspitzengefühl. Equivalent to fingertopp (“fingertip”) + -s- + känsla (“feeling”). Attested since 1958.
Noun
editfingertoppskänsla 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
editDeclension of fingertoppskänsla | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | fingertoppskänsla | fingertoppskänslan | — | — |
Genitive | fingertoppskänslas | fingertoppskänslans | — | — |