fallrep
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch valreep. By surface analysis, fall + rep. Originally about the two ropes on either side of the ladder. Cognate of Danish faldereb, German Fallreep.
Declension
| Declension of fallrep | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fallrep | fallrepet | fallrep | fallrepen |
| Genitive | fallreps | fallrepets | fallreps | fallrepens |
Derived terms
- på fallrepet
References
- fallrep in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fallrep in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- fallrep in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- fallrep in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)
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