dygdemönster

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of dygd (“virtue”) +‎ -e- +‎ mönster (“pattern, paragon”)

Noun

dygdemönster n

  1. paragon of virtue
    • 2020 December 4, Fredrik Sahlin, “Filmrecension: Falling – en modig regidebut av Viggo Mortensen”, in Sveriges Television‎[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2025:
      Han har ett svartblommigt språk som får Kapten Haddock att framstå som ett dygdemönster.
      He uses such colorful language that it makes Captain Haddock look like a paragon of virtue.
    • 2024 October 24, Kristoffer Leandoer, “Köksguden bryr sig inte om din integritet”, in Sveriges Radio‎[2], archived from the original on 20 March 2025:
      [Köks]guden [hade] från början varit en människa, och inte något dygdemönster heller.
      The Kitchen God had originally been a human being, and not some paragon of virtue either.

Usage notes

Often used ironically or in negation.

Declension

Declension of dygdemönster
nominative genitive
singular indefinite dygdemönster dygdemönsters
definite dygdemönstret dygdemönstrets
plural indefinite dygdemönster dygdemönsters
definite dygdemönstren dygdemönstrens

References

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