baddare
Swedish
Etymology
Likely from badda (“beat up”), suffixed with -are.
Noun
baddare c
- (colloquial) a whopper (something remarkably large)
- De fångade en riktig baddare
- They caught a real whopper
- (colloquial) a whiz (someone remarkably skilled)
- Hon är en baddare på TP
- She's a whiz at Trivial Pursuit
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | baddare | baddares |
| definite | baddaren | baddarens | |
| plural | indefinite | baddare | baddares |
| definite | baddarna | baddarnas |
See also
References
- baddare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- baddare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- baddare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- baddare in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)