finlir
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]fin (“fine”) + lir (“playing”)
Noun
[edit]finlir n
- (colloquial) deft, subtle playing (especially in team sports), finesse
- (colloquial, figuratively) careful execution (of some task, often something finicky), finessing
- Det krävdes lite finlir, men till slut fick jag ihop den
- It took some careful tinkering / finessing, but I finally managed to assemble it
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | finlir | finlirs |
| definite | finliret | finlirets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |