tryckfelsnisse

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of tryckfel +‎ -s- +‎ nisse. Compare Danish sætternisse, German Druckfehlerteufel.

Noun

tryckfelsnisse c

1. typo gremlin, misprint gremlin (imaginary being purportedly responsible for typos and misprints)

Declension

Declension of tryckfelsnisse

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tryckfelsnisse	tryckfelsnisses
	definite	tryckfelsnissen	tryckfelsnissens
plural	indefinite	tryckfelsnissar	tryckfelsnissars
	definite	tryckfelsnissarna	tryckfelsnissarnas

Further reading

• tryckfelsnisse in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker