evighetsmaskin

Swedish

Etymology

evighet (“eternity”) +‎ -s- +‎ maskin (“machine”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²eːvɪ(ɡ)heːtsmaˌɧiːn/
• Hyphenation: e‧vig‧het‧s‧ma‧skin

Noun

evighetsmaskin c

1. perpetual motion machine

   Synonym: perpetuum mobile

2. (figuratively, especially sports) person or animal that is seemingly impossible to tire out
   • 2015 January 3, “Harry Haythrow - en evighetsmaskin [Harry Haythrow - a perpetual motion machine]”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎^[1]:

     En härlig häst och en evighetsmaskin, berömde [Peter] Untersteiner.

     A great horse and an endless runner, [Peter] Untersteiner said in praise.

   • 2018 May 28, Sebastian Backman, “Friidrottens evighetsmaskin orkar fortfarande: ”Ser mig som en försökskanin” [The perpetual motion machine of athletics is still kicking: "[I] view myself as a guinea pig"]”, in Hufvudstadsbladet‎^[2]:

Declension

Declension of evighetsmaskin

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	evighetsmaskin	evighetsmaskins
	definite	evighetsmaskinen	evighetsmaskinens
plural	indefinite	evighetsmaskiner	evighetsmaskiners
	definite	evighetsmaskinerna	evighetsmaskinernas

References

• evighetsmaskin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• evighetsmaskin in Svensk ordbok (SO)