schweizeri
Swedish
Etymology
Affix of schweizer- (“Swizz”) + -eri (“-ery”). From the immigrating Swiss pâtissiers who started these businesses.
Noun
schweizeri n
- (chiefly 19–20th century) a type of cafe and patisserie that serves alcohol
- 1846, Wilhelm von Braun, Bror. Poetisk kalender, page 236:
- I schweizeriet stå äfven ett par hundra buteljer punch.
- In the swizz café, there are also a couple of hundred bottles of punch.
- 1884, Arvid Axelsson, Svarta och hvita streck, page 166:
- Då och då hände visserligen, att någon, som såg honom sitta ensam på ett schweizeri och tömma det ena glaset efter det andra […]
- It did happen from time to time, however, that someone who saw him sitting alone at a Swiss café, emptying one glass after another […]
Declension
Declension of schweizeri | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | schweizeri | schweizeriet | schweizerier | schweizerierna |
Genitive | schweizeris | schweizeriets | schweizeriers | schweizeriernas |
References
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