hjärntrust

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of English brain trust, equivalent to hjärna +‎ trust. Attested since 1937, originally after a group of experts advising Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Noun

hjärntrust c

  1. brain trust

Declension
Declension of hjärntrust 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hjärntrust hjärntrusten hjärntruster hjärntrusterna
Genitive hjärntrusts hjärntrustens hjärntrusters hjärntrusternas

References
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