reservdansk

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of reserv (“reserve; spare”) +‎ dansk (“Dane”).

It is a popular joke to say that the region Scania is not part of Sweden, but instead a part of neighbouring Denmark.

Noun

reservdansk c

1. (humorous) Synonym of skåning (“Scanian”).

   Synonym: östdansk

   • 1973 October 7, Expressen, quoted in KB:s Svenska Dagstidningar, page 63:

     […] = kaffe med grädde, postcykel ~ gul taxi, reservdansk = skåning (!) […]

     […] = coffee with cream, postal bike ~ yellow taxi, spare Dane = Scanian (!) […]

   • 2018 September 10, Max Wiman, “Oacceptabel cirkus i veckan när reservdansk fick ny betydelse [Unacceptable circus this week when reserve Danish gained new meaning]”, in Sydsvenskan:

     Till viss munterhet och inte så sällan ett stycke stolthet för skåningar stämplar gärna en del uppsvenskar oss med epitetet reservdanskar. Men det fick en ny betydelse i veckan.

     To some amusement and not infrequently a piece of pride for Scanians, some Upswedes like to label us with the epithet reserve Danes. But it took on a new meaning this week.

Declension

Declension of reservdansk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	reservdansk	reservdansken	reservdanskar	reservdanskarna
Genitive	reservdansks	reservdanskens	reservdanskars	reservdanskarnas