skönande
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Calque of French bel esprit, equivalent to skön (“beautiful”) + ande (“spirit”). Compare German Schöngeist.
Noun edit
skönande c
Usage notes edit
Often derogatory.
Declension edit
| Declension of skönande | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skönande | skönanden | skönandar | skönandarna |
| Genitive | skönandes | skönandens | skönandars | skönandarnas |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- skönande in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skönande in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skönande in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)