avhyvling
Swedish
Etymology
av (“off”) + hyvla (“plane (with a plane (carpenter's tool))”) + -ing (“-ing”), a "planing off"
Noun
avhyvling c
- a scolding, giving someone a piece of one's mind, a dressing down
- ge någon en avhyvling
- give someone a piece of one's mind
- få sig en rejäl avhyvling
- receive a severe dressing down
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | avhyvling | avhyvlings |
| definite | avhyvlingen | avhyvlingens | |
| plural | indefinite | avhyvlingar | avhyvlingars |
| definite | avhyvlingarna | avhyvlingarnas |