fniss
Swedish
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Interjection
[edit]fniss
- Represents a half-suppressed laugh
See also
[edit]- tihi (“tee hee”)
Noun
[edit]fniss n
- a half-suppressed laugh
- (uncountable) giggling, snickering, sniggering
- Synonym: fnissande
Usage notes
[edit]Commonly used of both males and females. Fnitter (“giggling, tittering”) sounds feminine.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fniss | fniss |
| definite | fnisset | fnissets | |
| plural | indefinite | fniss | fniss |
| definite | fnissen | fnissens |
Related terms
[edit]- fnissa (“giggle, snicker, snigger”)
See also
[edit]- fnitter (“giggling, tittering”)