tjuvsena

Swedish

Etymology

From tjuv (“thief”) + sena (“tendon”). According to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok attested since 1889.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɕʉvˌseːna/

Noun

tjuvsena c

  1. The funny bone.
    Jag slog i tjuvsenan jättehårt.
    "I hit my funny bone really hard."

Declension
Declension of tjuvsena 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjuvsena tjuvsenan tjuvsenor tjuvsenorna
Genitive tjuvsenas tjuvsenans tjuvsenors tjuvsenornas

See also
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