rättshaverist

Swedish

Alternative forms

• rätthaverist

Etymology

Calque of German rechthaberisch, affix of rättshaveri +‎ -ist. According to SO attested since 1948.

Noun

rättshaverist c

1. A person who commits rättshaveri; an obnoxious person who insists on being right, a dogmatist.

Declension

Declension of rättshaverist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rättshaverist	rättshaverists
	definite	rättshaveristen	rättshaveristens
plural	indefinite	rättshaverister	rättshaveristers
	definite	rättshaveristerna	rättshaveristernas

References

• rättshaverist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rättshaverist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)