rättshaverist

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • rätthaverist

Etymology

Calque of German rechthaberisch, affix of rättshaveri +‎ -ist. According to SO attested since 1948.

Noun

rättshaverist c

  1. A person who commits rättshaveri; an obnoxious person who insists on being right, a dogmatist.

Declension

Declension of rättshaverist
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rättshaverist rättshaverists
definite rättshaveristen rättshaveristens
plural indefinite rättshaverister rättshaveristers
definite rättshaveristerna rättshaveristernas

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