omsvep

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Umschweif. Compare Danish omsvøb.

Noun

omsvep n

  1. circumlocution

Usage notes

Commonly in the form "utan omsvep" (head-on, without beating around the bush).

Declension

Declension of omsvep
nominative genitive
singular indefinite omsvep omsveps
definite omsvepet omsvepets
plural indefinite omsvep omsveps
definite omsvepen omsvepens

References

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