mattpiska

Swedish

A Dutch woman holding a rug and carpetbeater.

Alternative forms

• mattpiskare

Etymology

Compound of matta (“carpet”) +‎ piska (“whip”), according to SAOB attested since 1871 as mattpiskare.

Noun

mattpiska c

1. carpetbeater

Declension

Declension of mattpiska
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mattpiska	mattpiskan	mattpiskor	mattpiskorna
Genitive	mattpiskas	mattpiskans	mattpiskors	mattpiskornas

Descendants

• → Finnish: mattopiiska (calque)

References

• mattpiska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)