lavett

Swedish

Etymology

From German Lafette, from French l’affût (definite form singular), from affût. Attested since 1677. Cognate of Finnish lavetti.

In the sense "slap" attested since 1994, of unknown origin. Arguably connected to French lavette (“wet blanket”).

Noun

lavett c

1. gun carriage
2. (colloquial) open slap to the face

   Synonyms: örfil, snyting, kindpust

Declension

Declension of lavett

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lavett	lavetts
	definite	lavetten	lavettens
plural	indefinite	lavetter	lavetters
	definite	lavetterna	lavetternas

References

• lavett in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lavett in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lavett in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• lavett in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• lavett, Språktidningen, Catharina Grünbaum, 28 November 2007

Anagrams

• avlett