principryttare

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Prinzipienreiter, equivalent to princip (“principle”) +‎ ryttare (“rider”).

Noun

principryttare c

  1. a stickler for principles (someone who stands on principle, to the point of being inflexible)

Declension

Declension of principryttare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite principryttare principryttares
definite principryttaren principryttarens
plural indefinite principryttare principryttares
definite principryttarna principryttarnas

References

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