tankefoster

Swedish

Etymology

tanke +‎ foster

Noun

tankefoster n

1. an (often false) idea stemming (just) from thought, a figment

   Att vi medvetet skulle ha försämrat våra produkter är kritikernas egna tankefoster

   The idea that we've deliberately made our products worse is a figment of the critics' imagination

Declension

Declension of tankefoster

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tankefoster	tankefosters
	definite	tankefostret	tankefostrets
plural	indefinite	tankefoster	tankefosters
	definite	tankefostren	tankefostrens

See also

• hjärnspöke

References

• tankefoster in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tankefoster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tankefoster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)