dammsugare

Swedish

Etymology 1

From damm (“dust”) +‎ suga (“to suck”) +‎ -are

Noun

dammsugare c

  1. vacuum cleaner
Declension
Declension of dammsugare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dammsugare dammsugaren dammsugare dammsugarna
Genitive dammsugares dammsugarens dammsugares dammsugarnas

Etymology 2

From dammsugare (referring to its appearance and to the supposed practice of the pastry baker collecting crumbs from the day's cookies for filling.

Noun
dammsugare

dammsugare c

  1. a kind of pastry rolled in green marzipan and dipped in chocolate
Synonyms
  • punschrulle
  • arraksrulle
  • trådrulle
  • 150-ohmare (jocular)
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