karlakarl

Swedish

Etymology

karl (“man”) ‎ -a- ‎ karl (“man”)

Noun

karlakarl c

1. a man who's (very) strong, handy, tough, and/or other things considered manly; a manly man, a "real" man

   Bengt byggde sitt eget hus och seglade över Atlanten efteråt. Vilken karlakarl!

   Bengt built his own house and sailed across the Atlantic afterwards. What a manly man!

Declension

Declension of karlakarl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	karlakarl	karlakarls
	definite	karlakarlen	karlakarlens
plural	indefinite	karlakarlar	karlakarlars
	definite	karlakarlarna	karlakarlarnas

See also

• karl
• manlig (“manly”)

References

• karlakarl in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• karlakarl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• karlakarl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)