fruntimmer
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German vrouwentimmer from vrouwe + -n- + timmer. Cognate with Danish fruentimmer, Norwegian Bokmål fruentimmer, Norwegian Nynorsk fruentimmer, German Frauenzimmer and Dutch vrouwenzimmer.
Noun
editfruntimmer n
- (dated, colloquial, somewhat derogatory or jocular) a woman, a lady
- 1949, Vilhelm Moberg, Utvandrarna:
- Jonas Petter hade många gånger förr berättat för honom om onda gärningar, som fruntimmer hade vållat eller gjort.
- Jonas Petter had many a time before told him of evil deeds, that women had caused or done.
Usage notes
editA rustic and (sometimes cheekily) somewhat derogatory word for a woman.
Declension
editDeclension of fruntimmer | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | fruntimmer | fruntimret | fruntimmer | fruntimren |
Genitive | fruntimmers | fruntimrets | fruntimmers | fruntimrens |
References
edit- fruntimmer in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fruntimmer in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fruntimmer in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- fruntimmer in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)