väderkorn
Swedish
editEtymology
editBy surface analysis, väder (“surrounding air”) korn (“grain”). Attested since the 15th century.
Noun
editväderkorn n
- scent ((good) ability to smell, of an animal, especially a dog)
- (now uncommon) scent (picking up a scent)
- få väderkorn på något
- get scent of something
- (figuratively) nose, flair ((good) ability to find out or discover things, "sniff out," intuit developments, etc.)
- ha gott/bra väderkorn
- have a keen nose
- hennes politiska väderkorn
- her flair for politics
Usage notes
editMore commonly as "få korn på" in (sense 2).
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | väderkorn | väderkorns |
definite | väderkornet | väderkornets | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |