skepparkrans
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Attested since 1908. From skeppare ("skipper") and krans ("wreath").[1] This type of beard has been closely associated with older skippers and rural boat owners, hence the association to skippers.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]skepparkrans c
- A beard running along the jaw line and up to the ears, usually connected with sideburns, a chinstrap beard.
- 1998, Mårten Blomqvist, Dagens Nyheter, review of The Big Lebowski[2]
- "Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) är en nerrökt hippie, Walter (John Goodman) vietnamveteran, en bjässe med vapenväst, skepparkrans, stora gultonade glasögon, och ständig beredskap för närstrid.
- "[The] Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is a pothead hippie, Walter (John Goodman) a Vietnam veteran, a giant with a combat vest, [skepparkrans], big yellow-tinted glasses and a constant readiness for close combat.
- 1998, Mårten Blomqvist, Dagens Nyheter, review of The Big Lebowski[2]
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skepparkrans | skepparkrans |
| definite | skepparkransen | skepparkransens | |
| plural | indefinite | skepparkransar | skepparkransars |
| definite | skepparkransarna | skepparkransarnas |