borstbindare

Swedish

Etymology

borste +‎ binda +‎ -are. Compare German Bürstenbinder and Danish børstenbinder.

Noun

borstbindare c

1. brushmaker

   röka som en borstbindare ― smoke like a chimney (literally, “smoke like a brushmaker”)

   supa som en borstbindare ― drink like a fish (literally, “drink like a brushmaker”)

   svära som en borstbindare ― swear like a sailor (literally, “swear like a brushmaker”)

Declension

Declension of borstbindare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	borstbindare	borstbindares
	definite	borstbindaren	borstbindarens
plural	indefinite	borstbindare	borstbindares
	definite	borstbindarna	borstbindarnas

References

• borstbindare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• borstbindare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• borstbindare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)