hurrare

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish hurri. By surface analysis, hurra (“cheer, hooray”) +‎ -are (“-er”).

Noun

hurrare c

1. (Finland, colloquial) a member of the Swedish-speaking population in Finland (often in positive self-reference)

   Synonym: finlandssvensk

Declension

Declension of hurrare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hurrare	hurraren	hurrare	hurrarna
Genitive	hurrares	hurrarens	hurrares	hurrarnas

See also

• finnjävel
• vattusvensk

References

• Uppslagsverket Finland