korthus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kort (“card”) +‎ hus (“house”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔrthʉːs/

Noun

korthus n (definite singular korthuset, indefinite plural korthus, definite plural korthusa)

  1. house of cards

References

Swedish

Etymology

kort (“cards”) +‎ hus (“house”)

Noun

korthus n

  1. a (literal or figurative) house of cards
    • 1993, Staffan Hellstrand (lyrics and music), “Lilla fågel blå [Little blue bird]”, in Regn [Rain]:
      Vi var så unga. Och vi kunde inte säga stopp, fast världen föll som ett korthus, när vi försökte klättra upp.
      We were so young. And we couldn't say stop, though the world fell like a house of cards, when we tried to climb up.

Declension
Declension of korthus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative korthus korthuset korthus korthusen
Genitive korthus korthusets korthus korthusens

References
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