tvärnit
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tvär (“sudden, abrupt”) + nit (“instance of braking hard”)
Noun
[edit]tvärnit c
- (colloquial) an instance of slamming on the brakes (sometimes figuratively)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tvärnit | tvärnits |
| definite | tvärniten | tvärnitens | |
| plural | indefinite | tvärnitar | tvärnitars |
| definite | tvärnitarna | tvärnitarnas |
Related terms
[edit]- tvärnita (“slam the brakes”)