avskum

Swedish

Etymology

Likely from av (“off”) +‎ skum, as in "that which has been skimmed off". Cognate of Danish afskum, German Abschaum.

Noun

avskum n

  1. scum (despicable people or person)
    De är avskum
    They are scum

Declension
Declension of avskum 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative avskum avskummet — —
Genitive avskums avskummets — —

See also

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.