ljugarbänk

Swedish

Etymology

From ljugare (“liar”) +‎ bänk (“bench”). Ljugare is an alternative form of lögnare (“liar”) that mostly appears in compounds. Compare ljuga (“to lie”).

Noun

ljugarbänk c

1. a bench where (old) people sit and tell (fanciful) stories

Declension

Declension of ljugarbänk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ljugarbänk	ljugarbänks
	definite	ljugarbänken	ljugarbänkens
plural	indefinite	ljugarbänkar	ljugarbänkars
	definite	ljugarbänkarna	ljugarbänkarnas

References

• ljugarbänk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ljugarbänk in Svensk ordbok (SO)