snorpapper
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of snor (“snot”) + papper (“paper”).
Noun
snorpapper n
- A tissue used or intended for clearing one's nose.
- Synonym: snytpapper
- Har du snorpapper? ― Do you have any tissues?
- Usch, är det dina snorpapper på matbordet? ― Ugh, are those your tissues on the dining table?
Usage notes
- More dysphemistic than snytpapper (literally “blow ones nose paper”).
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | snorpapper | snorpappers |
| definite | snorpappret | snorpapprets | |
| plural | indefinite | snorpapper | snorpappers |
| definite | snorpappren | snorpapprens |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | snorpapper | snorpappers |
| definite | snorpapperet | snorpapperets | |
| plural | indefinite | snorpapper | snorpappers |
| definite | snorpapperen | snorpapperens |
See also
- näsduk (“handkerchief”)