skräcködla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From skräck (“horror, terror”) + ödla (“lizard”). Calque of New Latin dīnosaurus, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).
Noun
[edit]skräcködla c
- a dinosaur (animal belonging to the clade Dinosauria)
- Synonym: (much more common) dinosaurie
- Han tyckte Triceratops var en av de häftigare skräcködlorna.
- He thought Triceratops was one of the cooler dinosaurs.
- a (real or fictional) lizard or dinosaur-like creature that evokes feelings of horror or terror
- skräcködlan Godzilla
- the horror lizard Godzilla
- Komodovaraner är skräcködlor med enorma klor.
- Komodo dragons are terrifying lizards with huge claws.
- (figurative, derogatory) dragon; an extremely unpleasant woman
- Vår skräcködla till chef tvingar oss att jobba övertid utan ersättning.
- Our dragon of a boss forces us to work overtime without pay.
- Det här stället har fler skräcködlor än Jurassic Park.
- This place has more horror lizards than Jurassic Park.
Declension
[edit]Declension of skräcködla