kypare
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German küper, from Middle Low German kupe (“cask”). Compare English cooper, Dutch kuiper (“cooper”), Danish kyper (“cellarer”), German Küfer (“cellarman”). See also German Kellner (“waiter”).
Noun
[edit]kypare c
- a waiter
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kypare | kypares |
| definite | kyparen | kyparens | |
| plural | indefinite | kypare | kypares |
| definite | kyparna | kyparnas |
References
[edit]- kypare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kypare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kypare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kypare in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)