lockrop

Swedish

Etymology

locka (“attract”) +‎ rop (“call”)

Noun

lockrop n

  1. a herding call (call by a human to attract animals, often livestock)
  2. a call from an animal to attract other animals, like a mating call
    Synonyms: (mating call) parningsrop, (mating call) parningsläte
  3. (figuratively) a calling out to attract people (for example by a street vendor)

Declension

Declension of lockrop
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lockrop lockrops
definite lockropet lockropets
plural indefinite lockrop lockrops
definite lockropen lockropens

References

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