kypare
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German küper, from Middle Low German kupe (“cask”). Compare English cooper, Dutch kuiper (“cooper”), Danish kyper (“cellarer”), German Küfer (“cellarman”). See also German Kellner (“waiter”).
Noun
editkypare c
- a waiter
Declension
editDeclension of kypare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kypare | kyparen | kypare | kyparna |
Genitive | kypares | kyparens | kypares | kyparnas |
References
edit- kypare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kypare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kypare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kypare in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)