nattfjäril
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From natt (“night”) + fjäril (“butterfly; lepidopteran”). Compare English night fly.
Noun
[edit]nattfjäril c
- a nocturnal moth (as a non-taxonomic category, often gray-brown)
- (somewhat dated) a lady of the night (female prostitute)
- Synonyms: fnask, gatflicka, glädjeflicka, hora, luder, prostituerad, sexarbetare, sexsäljare, sköka, slinka
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | nattfjäril | nattfjärils |
definite | nattfjärilen | nattfjärilens | |
plural | indefinite | nattfjärilar | nattfjärilars |
definite | nattfjärilarna | nattfjärilarnas |