linslus
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]lins (“lens”) + lus (“louse”), used at least since 1973, probably a loan from lens louse. The word looks very similar to shutterbug, but refers to the person being in the photo, not the avid amateur photographer.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]linslus c
- a lens louse; a person who frequently and happily appears in photos
Usage notes
[edit]- SAOL doesn't give any plural form. For lus, the plural would be -löss, but here -lusar is far more common. A similar case is datormus (computer mouse) with the plural either musar (mouses) or möss (mice), both in English and Swedish.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | linslus | linslus |
| definite | linslusen | linslusens | |
| plural | indefinite | linslusar | linslusars |
| definite | linslusarna | linslusarnas |
References
[edit]- linslus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- linslus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (10th ed., 1st printing, 1973)