krimtänk
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of English crimethink, coined by George Orwell in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. From krim (“crime”) + tänk (“way of thinking”).
Noun
[edit]krimtänk n (uncountable)
- crimethink, thoughtcrime
- Synonym: tankebrott
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | krimtänk | krimtänks |
| definite | krimtänket | krimtänkets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |