örfil

Swedish

Etymology

From öra (“ear”) +‎ fil. Compare German Ohrfeige.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [œ́ːrfíːl]

Noun

örfil c

  1. A slap over the side of the head (or over the cheek), boxing someone's ears
    Synonyms: hurring, hurril, dadel, fikon, kindhäst, smällfikon
    att ge någon en örfil ― to box someone's ears
  2. (figuratively) An insult, a humiliation.
  3. (Finland) cinnamon roll
    Synonyms: kanelbulle, kanelsnäcka

Declension
Declension of örfil 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative örfil örfilen örfilar örfilarna
Genitive örfils örfilens örfilars örfilarnas

References
  • dadel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

References
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