pekoral
Swedish
FWOTD – 17 February 2013
Etymology
Attested since 1796 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. From pecoralis ("of the cattle"), from pecus ("cattle").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pekʊrˈɑːl/
Noun
pekoral n
- A text written in a grandiloquent or pompous style but lacking literary quality, thus making it seem overly pretentious or ridiculous.
- Hennes dikter om ängsblommor var ett klockrent pekoral.
- Her poems about meadow flowers were pure pretentious twaddle.
Declension
| Declension of pekoral | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | pekoral | pekoralet | pekoral | pekoralen |
| Genitive | pekorals | pekoralets | pekorals | pekoralens |
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:pekoral.
References
- pekoral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- pekoral in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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