kärring
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- käring (less common)
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish kärling, from Old Norse kerling. Equivalent to karl + -ing.
Noun edit
kärring c
- (disagreeable) old woman
- (derogatory or endearing) wife
- cowardly (male) person
Usage notes edit
Sometimes more older than old. A (disagreeable) older woman still of working age might be a "kärring på jobbet."
Declension edit
| Declension of kärring | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kärring | kärringen | kärringar | kärringarna |
| Genitive | kärrings | kärringens | kärringars | kärringarnas |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- käring in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)