korthus

Danish

Etymology

Compound of kort (cards) +‎ hus (house).

Noun

korthus n (singular definite korthuset, plural indefinite korthuse)

  1. a house of cards
  2. (figurative) a shaky foundation

Declension

Declension of korthus
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative korthus korthuset korthuse korthusene
genitive korthus' korthusets korthuses korthusenes

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kort (card) +‎ hus (house).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrthʉːs/

Noun

korthus n (definite singular korthuset, indefinite plural korthus, definite plural korthusa)

  1. house of cards

References

Swedish

Etymology

kort (cards) +‎ hus (house)

Noun

korthus n

  1. a (literal or figurative) house of cards
    • 1993, Staffan Hellstrand, “Lilla fågel blå [Little blue bird]”, in Regn [Rain]‎[1]:
      Vi var så unga. Och vi kunde inte säga stopp, fast världen föll som ett korthus, när vi försökte klättra upp.
      We were so young. And we couldn't say stop, though the world fell like a house of cards, when we tried to climb up.

Declension

Declension of korthus
nominative genitive
singular indefinite korthus korthus
definite korthuset korthusets
plural indefinite korthus korthus
definite korthusen korthusens

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