duskål
See also: dúskál
Swedish
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From du (“you”) + skål (“toast”), from addressing each other with "du" or the like instead of formal titles.
Noun
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- (historical) (alcohol drunk during) a toast to mark a mutual agreement to dispense with formal titles
- Synonym: (between men) brorskål
- dricka duskål med någon
- drink you-toast with someone
- (obsolete, humorous, in "dricka duskål / brorskål med abborrarna" (drink you-toast / brother-toast with the perch(es))) to drown
Usage notes
[edit]See the Wikipedia article on du-reformen for context.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | duskål | duskåls |
| definite | duskålen | duskålens | |
| plural | indefinite | duskålar | duskålars |
| definite | duskålarna | duskålarnas |