fingertoppskänsla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of German Fingerspitzengefühl. Equivalent to fingertopp (“fingertip”) + -s- + känsla (“feeling”). Attested since 1958.
Noun
[edit]fingertoppskänsla c
- skill and sensitivity (in dealing with something, knowing what to do, etc.)
- Synonym: (rare) fingerspetskänsla
- Gisslansituationer kräver förhandlare med fingertoppskänsla
- Hostage situations demand negotiators who are skilled at sensing the situation and weighing their words (ish)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fingertoppskänsla | fingertoppskänslas |
| definite | fingertoppskänslan | fingertoppskänslans | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |