krabat

Swedish

Etymology

Alteration of kroat (“Croat”) in the 17th century, under German influence. According to SO and SAOB (see #References), the military forces known as Croats had a reputation for wild behavior during the Thirty Years' War, where they fought on the Catholic side against Sweden. Doublet of kravatt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kraˈbɑːt/
• Rhymes: -ɑːt

Noun

krabat c

1. a small child (or animal)

   De där krabborna är trevliga små krabater

   Those crabs are nice little fellas

2. (obsolete) an ethnic Croat

Usage notes

Cute-sounding in the modern sense.

Declension

Declension of krabat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	krabat	krabats
	definite	krabaten	krabatens
plural	indefinite	krabater	krabaters
	definite	krabaterna	krabaternas

Derived terms

• krabatiska (obsolete)

References

• krabat in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krabat in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• krabat in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)