kypare
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German küper, from Middle Low German kupe (“cask”). Compare English cooper, Dutch kuiper (“cooper”), Danish kyper (“cellarer”), German Küfer (“cellarman”). See also German Kellner (“waiter”).
Noun
kypare c
- a waiter
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kypare | kypares |
| definite | kyparen | kyparens | |
| plural | indefinite | kypare | kypares |
| definite | kyparna | kyparnas |
References
- kypare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kypare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kypare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kypare in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)