språngmarsch

Swedish

Alternative forms

• språng-marsch

Etymology

Compound of språng (“run”) +‎ marsch (“march”). Likely formed via the military command Med språng, marsch! (“Double, march!”, literally “With run, march!”) First attested in 1851.

Noun

språngmarsch c

1. (military) double, double-quick
2. (by extension, colloquial) a movement faster than walking; a jog or run
   • 2023 June 28, Oscar Appelgren, “Villaägare väcktes av inbrottstjuv – ung man gripen efter polisens språngmarsch [Homeowner were woken up by burglar - young man arrested after police chase]”, in Smålandsposten:

     Efter en språngmarsch på ett par hundra meter kunde han gripas i närheten av Söderleden, säger Robert Loeffel, polisens presstalesperson.

     After a chase of a couple of hundred meters, he was arrested near the South Lane, says Robert Loeffel, the police's spokesperson.

Declension

Declension of språngmarsch

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	språngmarsch	språngmarschs
	definite	språngmarschen	språngmarschens
plural	indefinite	språngmarscher	språngmarschers
	definite	språngmarscherna	språngmarschernas

See also

• jogga (“jog”)
• springa (“run”)

References

• språngmarsch in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)