rättshaveri

Swedish

Etymology

Calquing German Rechtshaberei, using rätt + ha. Contrary to popular belief, the word is not related to Swedish haveri (crash, failure).

Noun

rättshaveri n

  1. an obnoxious insistence on being right and having the last word, opinionatedness

Declension

Declension of rättshaveri 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative rättshaveri rättshaveriet
Genitive rättshaveris rättshaveriets

See also

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