landkrabba
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]landkrabba m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]landkrabba m or f
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]land (“land”) + krabba (“crab”). Attested since 1788.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]landkrabba c
- (nautical, derogatory) a landlubber (person unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship)
- Vi har bara odugliga landkrabbor i den här besättningen!
- There are nothing but useless landlubbers in this crew!
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | landkrabba | landkrabbas |
definite | landkrabban | landkrabbans | |
plural | indefinite | landkrabbor | landkrabbors |
definite | landkrabborna | landkrabbornas |
See also
[edit]- på landbacken
- sjövana (“naval experience”)
- torra land
References
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- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål noun forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Swedish compound terms
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Nautical
- Swedish derogatory terms
- Swedish terms with usage examples