geväder
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a hypercorrect analogical form of gevär due to dialectal vär (“weather”) corresponding to standard Swedish väder.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]geväder n
- (humorous, hypercorrect, rare) rifle, gun
- Synonym: gevär
- 1894, Gustaf Fröding, Korperal Storm:
- När korperal Storm var i kronans kläder,
då geck han så stolt med sett stolta geväder.- When Corporal Storm wore the Crown’s clothes,
he walked so proudly with his proud rifle.
- When Corporal Storm wore the Crown’s clothes,
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | geväder | geväders |
definite | gevädret | gevädrets | |
plural | indefinite | geväder | geväders |
definite | gevädren | gevädrens |