parhäst
Swedish
editEtymology
editpar (“pair”) + häst (“horse”)
Noun
editparhäst c
- a horse in a two-horse team (such as in front of a carriage)
- (figuratively) a constant companion, a sidekick
- Nisse och hans parhäst Margit har lett programmet i tjugo år
- Nisse and his constant companion Margit have hosted the program for twenty years
Usage notes
editNow usually figuratively.
Declension
editDeclension of parhäst | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | parhäst | parhästen | parhästar | parhästarna |
Genitive | parhästs | parhästens | parhästars | parhästarnas |