fallrep

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch valreep. By surface analysis, fall +‎ rep. Originally about the two ropes on either side of the ladder. Cognate of Danish faldereb, German Fallreep.

Noun

fallrep n

  1. (nautical) accommodation ladder
  2. (in "vara på fallrepet") on the ropes (going downhill, about to fail)

Declension

Declension of fallrep
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fallrep fallreps
definite fallrepet fallrepets
plural indefinite fallrep fallreps
definite fallrepen fallrepens

References

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