burschikos

German

Etymology

Jocular compound of German Bursche and Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌbʊʁʃiˈkoːs]
  • Hyphenation: bur‧schi‧kos
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Adjective

burschikos (strong nominative masculine singular burschikoser, comparative burschikoser, superlative am burschikosesten)

  1. casual, informal
  2. (of women) tomboyish

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  • studentikos

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

First used in Swedish in 1817. From German Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), based on Bursche (member of a fraternity, student) with an ending (-ikos) that also appears in studentikos.

Adjective

burschikos

  1. in a manner common for students; informal, joyful, humorous

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

  • studentikos

References

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