husknut
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hus (“house”) + knut (“knot”). Originally of corner joints of log cabins.
Noun
[edit]husknut c
- an exterior corner of a (smaller, wooden) house
- Synonym: knut
- Han kom runt husknuten
- He came around the corner of the house
- (in "inpå husknuten") close to where one lives, on one's doorstep
- Vi har ofta älgar inpå husknuten
- We often have moose close to our home
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | husknut | husknuts |
| definite | husknuten | husknutens | |
| plural | indefinite | husknutar | husknutars |
| definite | husknutarna | husknutarnas |