spetsborgare

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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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative spetsborgare spetsborgaren spetsborgare spetsborgarna
Genitive spetsborgares spetsborgarens spetsborgares spetsborgarnas

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