kabyss
Swedish
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German kabuse. Cognate with English caboose.
Noun
editkabyss c
- (nautical) a galley (ship's kitchen)
- Synonym: (slang) byssa
- (by extension) a small room or dwelling; a cubbyhole, a den
Declension
edit| Declension of kabyss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kabyss | kabyssen | kabysser | kabysserna |
| Genitive | kabyss | kabyssens | kabyssers | kabyssernas |
References
edit- kabyss in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kabyss in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kabyss in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kabyss in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)