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en jänkare (sense 2)

Etymology

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Borrowed from English Yankee, altered with the addition of -are (inhabitant of).

Noun

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jänkare c

  1. (colloquial) an American, a Yank (person from the United States)
    Synonyms: amerikanare, amerikan
  2. (colloquial) a full-size American car from around the 1950s to 1970s, commonly with a V8 engine
    Synonyms: amerikanare, raggarbil, raggaråk

Usage notes

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Neutral in itself in (sense 1).

Declension

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Declension of jänkare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jänkare jänkares
definite jänkaren jänkarens
plural indefinite jänkare jänkares
definite jänkarna jänkarnas

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