startsnöre

Swedish

Etymology

start +‎ snöre, since 1958, inspired by English starting strap or cord.

Noun

startsnöre n

  1. a pull cord, starting strap, starting cord, the rope to pull in a recoil start or pull start mechanism on a (lawn mower, chainsaw, boat, etc.) engine
    Startsnöret hade gått av, så hon måste skaffa ett nytt innan hon kunde klippa gräset.
    The starting cord was broken, so she had to get a new one before she could mow her lawn.
  2. the whole recoil start or pull start mechanism
    Båten hade en 3 hästars utombordsmotor med startsnöre.
    The boat had a 3 hp outboard engine with recoil start.

Declension

Declension of startsnöre
nominative genitive
singular indefinite startsnöre startsnöres
definite startsnöret startsnörets
plural indefinite startsnören startsnörens
definite startsnörena startsnörenas

References

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