slarver
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From slarv (“sloppiness, carelessness”) + -er.
Noun
[edit]slarver c
- someone sloppy or careless
- Synonym: slarvpelle
- Allt är snett. Vilken slarver!
- Everything's misaligned. What a sloppy guy!
Usage notes
[edit]References say male. "Hon är en slarver" has appeared in newspaper articles, and a woman (Eva Gedin) put "Jag är en slarver" onto her neck. Might be shifting towards gender neutral.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | slarver | slarvers |
| definite | slarvern | slarverns | |
| plural | indefinite | slarvrar | slarvrars |
| definite | slarvrarna | slarvrarnas |
See also
[edit]- slarva (“sloppy or careless female”)