fniss
Swedish edit
Interjection edit
fniss
- Represents a half-suppressed laugh
See also edit
- tihi (“tee hee”)
Noun edit
fniss n
- a half-suppressed laugh
- (uncountable) giggling, snickering, sniggering
- Synonym: fnissande
Usage notes edit
Commonly used of both males and females. Fnitter (“giggling, tittering”) sounds feminine.
Declension edit
| Declension of fniss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fniss | fnisset | fniss | fnissen |
| Genitive | fniss | fnissets | fniss | fnissens |
Related terms edit
- fnissa (“giggle, snicker, snigger”)
See also edit
- fnitter (“giggling, tittering”)