fågelskrämma
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From fågel (“bird”) + skrämma (“to scare”), used since 1733.
Noun
[edit]fågelskrämma c
- a scarecrow; device to scare off birds
- 1861, Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's "Taming of the shrew", IV, 3, Katherine speaking
- Jag skall väl icke bli en fogelskrämma?
- Belike you mean to make a puppet of me.
- Synonym: (less common) åkerspöke
- 1861, Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's "Taming of the shrew", IV, 3, Katherine speaking
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fågelskrämma | fågelskrämmas |
| definite | fågelskrämman | fågelskrämmans | |
| plural | indefinite | fågelskrämmor | fågelskrämmors |
| definite | fågelskrämmorna | fågelskrämmornas |