gungfly

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of gunga (“to swing”) +‎ fly (“quagmire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡɵŋˌflyː/

Noun

gungfly n

  1. swamp of vegetation; a quagmire
    Synonym: fly
  2. (figuratively) a difficult situation; a predicament; a quagmire

Declension

Declension of gungfly
nominative genitive
singular indefinite gungfly gungflys
definite gungflyet gungflyets
plural indefinite gungflyn gungflyns
definite gungflyna gungflynas

References

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