kullerbytta

Swedish

Etymology

From French culbute. Attested since 1689.

Noun

kullerbytta c

  1. a somersault on the ground
    Han gjorde en kullerbytta
    He did a somersault
  2. (figuratively) a fall or roll
    Han gjorde en kullerbytta på isen
    He slipped and fell on the ice
    Bilen gjorde kullerbyttor
    The car somersaulted
  3. (figuratively, in "en logisk kullerbytta") an obvious non-sequitur
    Att låna pengar för att spara är en logisk kullerbytta
    To borrow money for your savings makes no sense

Usage notes

"Slå en kullerbytta" instead of "göra en kullerbytta" is also idiomatic.

Declension

Declension of kullerbytta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kullerbytta kullerbyttas
definite kullerbyttan kullerbyttans
plural indefinite kullerbyttor kullerbyttors
definite kullerbyttorna kullerbyttornas

See also

References

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