stofil
Swedish
Noun
stofil c
- an older man stuck in old ways (and indignant about things no longer being done properly); a fuddy-duddy, an old fogey
- Stofilen skrev en indignerad insändare om att en omodern etikettregel inte längre följs
- The fuddy-duddy wrote an indignant letter to the editor about an outdated etiquette rule no longer being followed
Declension
| Declension of stofil | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stofil | stofilen | stofiler | stofilerna |
| Genitive | stofils | stofilens | stofilers | stofilernas |
See also
- bakåtsträvare (“reactionary, Luddite”)
References
- stofil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stofil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stofil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stofil in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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