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skådis

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Clipping of skådespelare (actor) +‎ -is.

Noun

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skådis c

  1. (colloquial) an actor
    Synonym: skådespelare
    • 1989, Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson (lyrics and music), “Jag mår illa [I feel sick]”, in 35-åringen [The 35-year-old]‎[1], performed by Magnus Uggla:
      Jag sitter efter maten och läser bland citaten i raden utav skvallermagasin. Där vimlar vokalister, skådisar, artister, som älskar visa upp sitt fula flin.
      I'm sitting after dinner ["the food" – a meal, usually dinner] and reading among the quotes in the row [in the sense of range] of gossip magazines. There vocalists, actors, artists abound [would normally have an och (and) in Swedish as well], who love showing off their ugly grin.

Declension

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Declension of skådis
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skådis skådis
definite skådisen skådisens
plural indefinite skådisar skådisars
definite skådisarna skådisarnas

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