anglosaxare
Swedish
Etymology
anglo- + saxare
Noun
anglosaxare c
- someone from a country where primarily English is spoken and which is influenced by English culture and customs (often specifically an American or Englishman)
- Så där gör anglosaxarna, men här har vi lite andra praxis och normer
- That's what the "Anglo-Saxons" do, but here we have slightly different practices and norms
- an Anglo-Saxon (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century)
Usage notes
Often somewhat distancing and derogatory in (sense 1), like in the example.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | anglosaxare | anglosaxares |
| definite | anglosaxaren | anglosaxarens | |
| plural | indefinite | anglosaxare | anglosaxares |
| definite | anglosaxarna | anglosaxarnas |