furufnatt

Swedish

en furufnatt

Etymology

Compound of fura (“pine”) +‎ fnatt (“conniption”). First attested in 1917[1] according to SAOB, but earlier examples are available under quotations.

Noun

furufnatt c

  1. (dialect) Synonym of ekorre (“squirrel”).
    • 1903, August Strindberg, “Gullhjälmarne i Ålleberg”, in Sagor, page 174:
      Då kom en furufnatt och satte svansen i vädret :
      — Låt bli mina nötter ! sa ’ ekorrn .
      Then came a scug and raised its tail:
      — Leave my nuts alone! said the squirrel.
    • 1970, anonymous author, “Ilmarinens mandomsrön”, in Björn Collinder, transl., Kalevala, page 143:
      […] skedens tänder knäppte kraftigt som en hackspett i en trädstam, bommen vände sig och vred sig som en furufnatt i skogen.
      […] the reed's teeth snapped strongly like a woodpecker in a tree trunk, the beater turned and twisted like a squirrel in the forest.
    • 1975, Margit Friberg, Skog har öron mark har ögon, page 9:
      En liten kvick furufnatt, som samlade och drog till huset, det liknade Mattis mest.
      A small, nimble squirrel, gathering and heading to the house, that resembled Mattis the most.
    • 2022 November 5, Mitt i Södermalm, via Svenska Dagstidningsarkivet, page 2:
      […] besök av ett litet furufnatt på sin balkong på sjätte våningen.
      […] visit from a small squirrel on their balcony on the sixth floor.

Declension

Declension of furufnatt 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative furufnatt furufnatten — —
Genitive furufnatts furufnattens — —

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