ålahue

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ål (“eel”) +‎ -a- + hue (Scanian eye dialect spelling of huvud (“head”)). The interfix -a- is traditionally used to form compounds in southern and western Swedish, cf. äggakaka, lealös and nattamat.

Noun

ålahue n

  1. (Scania, colloquial) a blockhead, an idiot

Declension
Declension of ålahue 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ålahue ålahuet ålahuen ålahuena
Genitive ålahues ålahuets ålahuens ålahuenas

References
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