silkesvante
Swedish
Etymology
silke (“silk”) + -s- + vante (“mitten, glove”)
Noun
silkesvante c
- a silk glove
- (figuratively, usually in the plural) a kid glove
- behandla med silkeswantar
- treat with kid gloves
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | silkesvante | silkesvantes |
| definite | silkesvanten | silkesvantens | |
| plural | indefinite | silkesvantar | silkesvantars |
| definite | silkesvantarna | silkesvantarnas |