livhank
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]liv (“life”) + hank (“handle, loop”)
Noun
[edit]livhank c
- life
- klara livhanken ― survive
- det räddade livhanken på honom ― it saved his life
Usage notes
[edit]Only used in certain expressions, mostly in the form livhanken.
Declension
[edit]Declension of livhank
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | livhank | livhanks |
| definite | livhanken | livhankens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |