bjässe

Swedish

Etymology

From the stem in björn (“bear”). Compare origin of basse.

Noun

bjässe c

  1. a big one, a giant, a whopper (something remarkably large, especially a human or animal)
    De fick spö av en muskulös bjässe på två meter
    They got beaten up by a two-meter muscular giant
    De drog upp en riktig bjässe
    They reeled in a real big one
  2. (figuratively) a giant, a titan (something big in a non-physical way)
    IT-bjässe
    IT giant

Declension

Declension of bjässe
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bjässe bjässes
definite bjässen bjässens
plural indefinite bjässar bjässars
definite bjässarna bjässarnas

See also

References

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