överrock

Swedish

Etymology

över +‎ rock. Attested since 1654 in literal sense.

Noun

överrock c

  1. overcoat (piece of clothing)
    Synonym: ytterrock
  2. (figurative, sports) controlling person
    han gjorde mål fastän han hade en överrock
    he scored despite being subject to a controlling player
    (literally, “he made a goal despite having an overcoat”)
  3. (figurative, politics) control
    regimen satte en överrock på tidningen
    the regime subjected the newspaper to controls
    (literally, “the regime put an overcoat on the newspaper”)

Declension

Declension of överrock
nominative genitive
singular indefinite överrock överrocks
definite överrocken överrockens
plural indefinite överrockar överrockars
definite överrockarna överrockarnas

References

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