tjuvsena

Swedish

Etymology

From tjuv (“thief”) + sena (“tendon”). According to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok attested since 1889.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɕʉvˌseːna/

Noun

tjuvsena c

  1. The funny bone.
    Jag slog i tjuvsenan jättehårt.
    "I hit my funny bone really hard."

Declension

Declension of tjuvsena
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjuvsena tjuvsenas
definite tjuvsenan tjuvsenans
plural indefinite tjuvsenor tjuvsenors
definite tjuvsenorna tjuvsenornas

See also

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