klintbergare

Swedish

Etymology

klintberg (“Klintberg”) +‎ -are (“-er”)

From the name of folklorist, ethnologist, and author Bengt af Klintberg known for his work on modern urban legends.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²klɪntˌbɛrjarɛ/

Noun

klintbergare c

1. An urban legend, especially one that has existed for a long time

   Synonyms: råttan i pizzan, sägen, myt

   • 2022 December 27, Mikael Parkvall, “Inte ens en kung kan läspa utan s [Not even a king can lisp without s]”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎^[1]:

     I en diskussion om spanska dialekter nyligen förklarade en deltagare att man i Spanien ”talar fort och läspar i de områden som härmade sin läspande kung”, vilket fick en annan att känna sig lite klokare och tacka för informationen – till synes ovetande om att hen utsatts för en riktigt gammal klintbergare.

     In a recent discussion of Spanish dialects, one participant explained that in Spain, people "speak fast and lisp in the areas that imitated their lisping king", which made another feel a little wiser and thank him for the information - apparently unaware that they had fallen victim for a really old myth.

Declension

Declension of klintbergare

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klintbergare	klintbergares
	definite	klintbergaren	klintbergarens
plural	indefinite	klintbergare	klintbergares
	definite	klintbergarna	klintbergarnas

References

• klintbergare in Svensk ordbok (SO)