geväder
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a hypercorrect analogical form of gevär due to dialectal vär (“weather”) corresponding to standard Swedish väder.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
geväder n
- (humorous, hypercorrect, rare) rifle, gun
- Synonym: gevär
- 1894, Gustaf Fröding, Korperal Storm:
- När korperal Storm var i kronans kläder,
då geck han så stolt med sett stolta geväder.- When Corporal Storm wore the Crown’s clothes,
he walked so proudly with his proud rifle.
- When Corporal Storm wore the Crown’s clothes,
Declension[edit]
| Declension of geväder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | geväder | gevädret | geväder | gevädren |
| Genitive | geväders | gevädrets | geväders | gevädrens |