gylf
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate of Dutch gulp, Danish gylp. The final f is unexplained.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gylf c
- a fly (on pants)
- Han drog ner gylfen
- He unzipped his fly
- Du har glömt att stänga gylfen
- Your fly's open
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gylf | gylfs |
| definite | gylfen | gylfens | |
| plural | indefinite | gylfar | gylfars |
| definite | gylfarna | gylfarnas |
References
[edit]- gylf in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gylf in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gylf in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gylf in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- julp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)