korthus
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kort (“card”) + hus (“house”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]korthus n (definite singular korthuset, indefinite plural korthus, definite plural korthusa)
References
[edit]- “korthus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kort (“cards”) + hus (“house”)
Noun
[edit]korthus n
- a (literal or figurative) house of cards
- 1993, Staffan Hellstrand (lyrics and music), “Lilla fågel blå”, in Regn[1]:
- Vi var så unga. Och vi kunde inte säga stopp, fast världen föll som ett korthus, när vi försökte klättra upp.
- We were so young. And we couldn't say stop, though the world fell like a house of cards, when we tried to climb up.
Declension
[edit]Declension of korthus
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | korthus | korthus |
| definite | korthuset | korthusets | |
| plural | indefinite | korthus | korthus |
| definite | korthusen | korthusens | |