fniss

Swedish

Interjection

fniss

  1. Represents a half-suppressed laugh

See also

  • tihi (“tee hee”)

Noun

fniss n

  1. a half-suppressed laugh
  2. (uncountable) giggling, snickering, sniggering
    Synonym: fnissande

Usage notes

Commonly used of both males and females. Fnitter (“giggling, tittering”) sounds feminine.

Declension

Declension of fniss
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fniss fniss
definite fnisset fnissets
plural indefinite fniss fniss
definite fnissen fnissens
  • fnissa (“giggle, snicker, snigger”)

See also

  • fnitter (“giggling, tittering”)

References

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