gylf
Swedish
editEtymology
editCognate of Dutch gulp, Danish gylp. The final f is unexplained.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgylf c
- a fly (on pants)
- Han drog ner gylfen
- He unzipped his fly
- Du har glömt att stänga gylfen
- Your fly's open
Declension
editDeclension of gylf | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gylf | gylfen | gylfar | gylfarna |
Genitive | gylfs | gylfens | gylfars | gylfarnas |
References
edit- gylf in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gylf in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gylf in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gylf in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- julp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)