döds-

Swedish

Etymology

död +‎ -s-

Prefix

döds-

  1. fatal, death, deadly (causing or involving death)
    dödsolycka
    fatal accident
    dödsstöt
    death blow
    dödsknark
    "death drugs"
    dödskurva
    deadly curve / Dead Man's Curve (accident-prone curve in a road)
  2. (colloquial) An intensifier; dead, extremely, super
    dödstrött
    dead tired
    – Äta myror? – Det är världens käk. Kittlar dödsskönt i kistan.
    – Eat ants? – It's the greatest grub. Tickles real ["dead"] good in your belly ["coffin" – slang]. [from the Swedish dub of the 1967 Disney Jungle Book movie – well-known and often referenced piece of dialogue from appearing in an annual Christmas special]

Derived terms
Swedish terms prefixed with döds-

References
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