korthus
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom kort (“card”) + hus (“house”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkorthus n (definite singular korthuset, indefinite plural korthus, definite plural korthusa)
References
edit- “korthus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editkort (“cards”) + hus (“house”)
Noun
editkorthus n
- a (literal or figurative) house of cards
- 1993, Staffan Hellstrand (lyrics and music), “Lilla fågel blå [Little blue bird]”, in Regn [Rain][1]:
- Vi var så unga. Och vi kunde inte säga stopp, fast världen föll som ett korthus, när vi försökte klättra upp.
- We were so young. And we couldn't say stop, though the world fell like a house of cards, when we tried to climb up.
Declension
editDeclension of korthus | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | korthus | korthuset | korthus | korthusen |
Genitive | korthus | korthusets | korthus | korthusens |