apostlahäst
Swedish
Etymology
From apostel (“Apostle”) + häst (“horse”), from the habit of the Apostles to conduct missionary journeys on foot.
Noun
apostlahäst c
- (humorous, usually in the plural) a leg (usually in the context of walking rather than going by vehicle)
- att använda apostlahästarna
- to walk
- Vi missade sista bussen hem, så det var bara att sadla apostlahästarna
- We missed the last bus home, so there was nothing to do but to saddle the Apostle horses (walk)
Declension
| Declension of apostlahäst | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | apostlahäst | apostlahästen | apostlahästar | apostlahästarna |
| Genitive | apostlahästs | apostlahästens | apostlahästars | apostlahästarnas |
Synonyms
- ben (“leg”)
- fortkomstledamot (“leg or foot”, literally “transportation limb”)
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