örfil
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Swedish
Etymology
From öra (“ear”) + fil. Compare German Ohrfeige.
Pronunciation
Noun
örfil c
- A slap over the side of the head (or over the cheek), boxing someone's ears
- (figuratively) An insult, a humiliation.
- (Finland) cinnamon roll
- Synonyms: kanelbulle, kanelsnäcka
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | örfil | örfils |
| definite | örfilen | örfilens | |
| plural | indefinite | örfilar | örfilars |
| definite | örfilarna | örfilarnas |
References
- dadel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)