jänkare
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Yankee, altered with the addition of -are (“inhabitant of”).
Noun
editjänkare c
- (colloquial) an American, a Yank (person from the United States)
- Synonyms: amerikanare, amerikan
- (colloquial) a full-size American car from around the 1950s to 1970s, commonly with a V8 engine
- Synonyms: amerikanare, raggarbil, raggaråk
Usage notes
editNeutral in itself in (sense 1).
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | jänkare | jänkares |
definite | jänkaren | jänkarens | |
plural | indefinite | jänkare | jänkares |
definite | jänkarna | jänkarnas |