parhäst
Swedish
editEtymology
editNoun
editparhäst c
- a horse in a two-horse team (such as in front of a carriage)
- (figuratively) a constant companion, a sidekick
- Nisse och hans parhäst Margit har lett programmet i tjugo år
- Nisse and his constant companion Margit have hosted the program for twenty years
Usage notes
editNow usually figuratively.
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | parhäst | parhästs |
definite | parhästen | parhästens | |
plural | indefinite | parhästar | parhästars |
definite | parhästarna | parhästarnas |