A-lagare
Swedish
Etymology
From A-lag (“A team”) + -are (“-er”).
Noun
A-lagare c
- a person that is part of an A team
- Två A-lagare satt i parken och drack öl
- Two from the A team sat in the park drinking beer
- (colloquial, somewhat derogatory) a drunkard, either homeless or living in misery (and drinking in public, often in the company of other A-lagare); a bum, a hobo, etc.
- A-lagarna på bänken utanför Systembolaget
- the bums on the bench outside the [government] liquor store
- Två A-lagare satt i parken och drack öl
- Two bums sat in the park drinking beer
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | A-lagare | A-lagares |
| definite | A-lagaren | A-lagarens | |
| plural | indefinite | A-lagare | A-lagares |
| definite | A-lagarna | A-lagarnas |
See also
- lodis (“bum, hobo”)
- lösdrivare (“vagrant”)
- uteliggare