skrämselhicka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]skrämsel (“fear”) + hicka (“the hiccups”)
Noun
[edit]skrämselhicka c
- the hiccups, brought on by fright, or figuratively/hyperbolic of sudden fright
- Jag fick skrämselhicka när jag tände ficklampan och såg en räv stå mitt framför mig
- I got "the fright hiccups" when I turned on the flashlight and saw a fox stand right in front of me
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | skrämselhicka | skrämselhickas |
| definite | skrämselhickan | skrämselhickans | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |