borstbindare

Swedish

Etymology

borste +‎ binda +‎ -are. Compare German Bürstenbinder and Danish børstenbinder.

Noun

borstbindare c

  1. brushmaker
    röka som en borstbindare ― smoke like a chimney (literally, “smoke like a brushmaker”)
    supa som en borstbindare ― drink like a fish (literally, “drink like a brushmaker”)
    svära som en borstbindare ― swear like a sailor (literally, “swear like a brushmaker”)

Declension

Declension of borstbindare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite borstbindare borstbindares
definite borstbindaren borstbindarens
plural indefinite borstbindare borstbindares
definite borstbindarna borstbindarnas

References

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