bjässe
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom the stem in björn (“bear”). Compare origin of basse.
Noun
editbjässe c
- a big one, a giant, a whopper (something remarkably large, especially a human or animal)
- De fick spö av en muskulös bjässe på två meter
- They got beaten up by a two-meter muscular giant
- De drog upp en riktig bjässe
- They reeled in a real big one
- (figuratively) a giant, a titan (something big in a non-physical way)
- IT-bjässe
- IT giant
Declension
edit| Declension of bjässe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bjässe | bjässen | bjässar | bjässarna |
| Genitive | bjässes | bjässens | bjässars | bjässarnas |
See also
editReferences
edit- bjässe in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bjässe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bjässe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bjässe in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)