mattpiska

Swedish

A Dutch woman holding a rug and carpetbeater.

Alternative forms

• mattpiskare

Etymology

Compound of matta (“carpet”) +‎ piska (“whip”), according to SAOB attested since 1871 as mattpiskare.

Noun

mattpiska c

1. carpetbeater

Declension

Declension of mattpiska

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mattpiska	mattpiskas
	definite	mattpiskan	mattpiskans
plural	indefinite	mattpiskor	mattpiskors
	definite	mattpiskorna	mattpiskornas

Descendants

• → Finnish: mattopiiska (calque)

References

• mattpiska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)