startsnöre

Swedish
startsnöre

Etymology

start +‎ snöre, since 1958, inspired by English starting strap or cord.

Noun

startsnöre n

  1. a pull cord, starting strap, starting cord, the rope to pull in a recoil start or pull start mechanism on a (lawn mower, chainsaw, boat, etc.) engine
    Startsnöret hade gått av, så hon måste skaffa ett nytt innan hon kunde klippa gräset.
    The starting cord was broken, so she had to get a new one before she could mow her lawn.
  2. the whole recoil start or pull start mechanism
    Båten hade en 3 hästars utombordsmotor med startsnöre.
    The boat had a 3 hp outboard engine with recoil start.

Declension
Declension of startsnöre 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative startsnöre startsnöret startsnören startsnörena
Genitive startsnöres startsnörets startsnörens startsnörenas

References
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