tryckfelsnisse

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of tryckfel +‎ -s- +‎ nisse. Compare Danish sætternisse, German Druckfehlerteufel.

Noun

tryckfelsnisse c

  1. typo gremlin, misprint gremlin (imaginary being purportedly responsible for typos and misprints)
    Ser ut som tryckfelsnisse har varit i farten igen.
    Looks like the misprint gremlin has been at it again.

Declension

Declension of tryckfelsnisse
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tryckfelsnisse tryckfelsnisses
definite tryckfelsnissen tryckfelsnissens
plural indefinite tryckfelsnissar tryckfelsnissars
definite tryckfelsnissarna tryckfelsnissarnas

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