tjenare

Swedish

Etymology

Originally a Stockholm pronunciation of tjänare, where /ɛː/ traditionally merges with /eː/.

Pronunciation

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /²ɕeːnarɛ/
• (Finland) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕeːnɑre/

Interjection

tjenare

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of tjänare (“hey, yo”)

   Synonym: tjena

   Tjenare kompis!

   Hey man!

   • 1790, Carl Mikael Bellman, “Fredmans epistel n:o 45”, in translated by Paul Britten Austin, Fredmans epistlar [Fredman’s Epistles]‎^[1]:

     Tjenare Mollberg, hur är det fatt? / Hvar är din Harpa? hvar är din hatt?

     Servant, sir, Mollberg, where are ye at? / Where is your harp, and where is your hat?

   • 2013, Viveca Sten, I farans riktning:

     ”Tjenare Andreasson”, sa Carl-Henrik Sachsen. ”Nu kan du få komma och titta om du vill.”

     Hello there Andreasson”, said Carl-Henrik Sachsen. ”You can come and have a look now if you wish.”

Usage notes

More common compared to tjänare.

Derived terms

• tjenis (“chummy”)

See also

• hej (has a list of greetings and farewells)

References

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