karlakarl
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]karl (“man”) + -a- + karl (“man”)
Noun
[edit]karlakarl c
- a man who's (very) strong, handy, tough, and/or other things considered manly; a manly man, a "real" man
- Bengt byggde sitt eget hus och seglade över Atlanten efteråt. Vilken karlakarl!
- Bengt built his own house and sailed across the Atlantic afterwards. What a manly man!
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | karlakarl | karlakarls |
| definite | karlakarlen | karlakarlens | |
| plural | indefinite | karlakarlar | karlakarlars |
| definite | karlakarlarna | karlakarlarnas |