drickspengar
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish drykkiapæningar (“money used for beverages”). Compare German Trinkgeld, French pourboire, Danish drikkepenge, Dutch drinkgeld, Finnish juomaraha.
Noun
drickspengar c pl
- tip (voluntary surcharge)
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — | |
plural | indefinite | drickspengar | drickspengars |
definite | drickspengarna | drickspengarnas |
Derived terms
References
- drickspengar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- drickspengar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dricka (1) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)