fjortis

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjɯ̽ᵝʈɪs/

Noun

fjortis m (definite singular fjortisen, indefinite plural fjortiser, definite plural fjortisene)

  1. teenybopper
  2. (slang) a (more often female) teenager prone to immature or shallow behavior

Swedish

FWOTD – 28 October 2014

Etymology

From fjorton (“fourteen”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjoːʈɪs/, /ˈfjuːʈɪs/

Noun

fjortis c

  1. (slang) a (more often female) teenager prone to immature or shallow behavior
    • 2001, Sara Gemzell, "Fjortisuppror" Aftonbladet, 18 February
      För vuxna är lite dåliga på lyssna på fjortisar när de vill föra fram sina åsikter.
      Because adults are a bit bad at listening to fjortisar when they want to express their opinions.

Declension

Declension of fjortis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fjortis fjortisen fjortisar fjortisarna
Genitive fjortis fjortisens fjortisars fjortisarnas
  • fjortisfylla (“teen drunkenness”)
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