rättshaveri
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of German Rechthaberei, compound of rätt (“right”) + -s- + hava (“have”) + -eri (“-ery”). According to SO and SAOB attested since 1852.
The failure of justice sense comes from the surface analysis rätt (“justice”) + -s- + haveri (“breakdown”).
Noun
[edit]rättshaveri n
- an obnoxious insistence on being right and having the last word, opinionatedness
- (nonstandard) a failure or breakdown of the justice system
- Synonym: rättsfel
- Det är det största rättshaveriet i svensk kriminalhistoria!
- It is the largest failure of justice in Swedish criminal history!
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | rättshaveri | rättshaveris |
| definite | rättshaveriet | rättshaveriets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |