fruntimmer

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vrouwentimmer from vrouwe + -n- + timmer. Cognate with Danish fruentimmer, Norwegian Bokmål fruentimmer, Norwegian Nynorsk fruentimmer, German Frauenzimmer and Dutch vrouwenzimmer.

Noun

fruntimmer n

  1. (dated, colloquial, somewhat derogatory or jocular) a woman, a lady
    • 1949, Vilhelm Moberg, Utvandrarna:
      Jonas Petter hade många gånger förr berättat för honom om onda gärningar, som fruntimmer hade vållat eller gjort.
      Jonas Petter had many times before told him about evil deeds, that women had caused or done.

Usage notes

A now rustic and (sometimes cheekily) somewhat derogatory word for a woman.

Declension

Declension of fruntimmer
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fruntimmer fruntimmers
definite fruntimret fruntimrets
plural indefinite fruntimmer fruntimmers
definite fruntimren fruntimrens

Derived terms

References

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