ålahue

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ål (“eel”) +‎ -a- + hue (Scanian eye dialect spelling of huvud (“head”)). The interfix -a- is traditionally used to form compounds in southern and western Swedish, cf. äggakaka, lealös and nattamat.

Noun

ålahue n

  1. (Scania, colloquial) a blockhead, an idiot

Declension

Declension of ålahue
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ålahue ålahues
definite ålahuet ålahuets
plural indefinite ålahuen ålahuens
definite ålahuena ålahuenas

References

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