duskål
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See also: dúskál
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From du (“you”) + skål (“toast”), from addressing each other with "du" or the like instead of formal titles.
Noun
duskål c
- (historical) (alcohol drunk during) a toast to mark a mutual agreement to dispense with formal titles
- Synonym: (between men) brorskål
- dricka duskål med någon
- drink you-toast with someone
- (obsolete, humorous, in "dricka duskål / brorskål med abborrarna" (drink you-toast / brother-toast with the perch(es))) to drown
Usage notes
See the Wikipedia article on du-reformen for context.
Declension
| Declension of duskål | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | duskål | duskålen | duskålar | duskålarna |
| Genitive | duskåls | duskålens | duskålars | duskålarnas |