krabat

Swedish

Etymology

Alteration of kroat (“Croat”) in the 17th century, under German influence. According to SO and SAOB (see #References), the military forces known as Croats had a reputation for wild behavior during the Thirty Years' War, where they fought on the Catholic side against Sweden. Doublet of kravatt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kraˈbɑːt/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːt

Noun

krabat c

  1. a small child (or animal)
    De där krabborna är trevliga små krabater
    Those crabs are nice little fellas
  2. (obsolete) an ethnic Croat

Usage notes

Cute-sounding in the modern sense.

Declension

Declension of krabat
nominative genitive
singular indefinite krabat krabats
definite krabaten krabatens
plural indefinite krabater krabaters
definite krabaterna krabaternas

Derived terms

References

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