tvärnit
Swedish
Etymology
tvär (“sudden, abrupt”) + nit (“instance of braking hard”)
Noun
tvärnit c
- (colloquial) an instance of slamming on the brakes (sometimes figuratively)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tvärnit | tvärnits |
| definite | tvärniten | tvärnitens | |
| plural | indefinite | tvärnitar | tvärnitars |
| definite | tvärnitarna | tvärnitarnas |
Related terms
- tvärnita (“slam the brakes”)