knös

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish knøs (“troll”). Likely originated from knös (“lump”). If so, cognate with Norwegian knaus, Icelandic hnaus. Possibly doublet of knoge.

Noun

knös c

  1. (informal, derogatory) (rich) person

Usage notes

Almost exclusively used in the phrase en rik knös, or variants thereof.

Declension

Declension of knös
nominative genitive
singular indefinite knös knös
definite knösen knösens
plural indefinite knösar knösars
definite knösarna knösarnas

References

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