korthus
Danish
Etymology
Compound of kort (“cards”) + hus (“house”).
Noun
korthus n (singular definite korthuset, plural indefinite korthuse)
- a house of cards
- (figurative) a shaky foundation
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | korthus | korthuset | korthuse | korthusene |
| genitive | korthus' | korthusets | korthuses | korthusenes |
References
- “korthus” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From kort (“card”) + hus (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔrthʉːs/
Noun
korthus n (definite singular korthuset, indefinite plural korthus, definite plural korthusa)
References
- “korthus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
kort (“cards”) + hus (“house”)
Noun
korthus n
- 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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | korthus | korthus |
| definite | korthuset | korthusets | |
| plural | indefinite | korthus | korthus |
| definite | korthusen | korthusens |