spetsborgare

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Spießbürger, equivalent to spets +‎ borgare. Cognate of Danish spidsborger. Note that German Spieß (“spear”) does not mean the same as Swedish spets (“tip”).

Noun

spetsborgare c

  1. (dated) philistine
    Synonyms: kälkborgare, småborgare

Declension

Declension of spetsborgare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite spetsborgare spetsborgares
definite spetsborgaren spetsborgarens
plural indefinite spetsborgare spetsborgares
definite spetsborgarna spetsborgarnas

Derived terms

References

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