anglosaxare
Swedish
Etymology
anglo- + saxare
Noun
anglosaxare c
- someone from a country where primarily English is spoken and which is influenced by English culture and customs (often specifically an American or Englishman)
- Så där gör anglosaxarna, men här har vi lite andra praxis och normer
- That's what the "Anglo-Saxons" do, but here we have slightly different practices and norms
- an Anglo-Saxon (member of the Germanic peoples who settled in England during the early fifth century)
Usage notes
Often somewhat distancing and derogatory in (sense 1), like in the example.
Declension
| Declension of anglosaxare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | anglosaxare | anglosaxaren | anglosaxare | anglosaxarna |
| Genitive | anglosaxares | anglosaxarens | anglosaxares | anglosaxarnas |
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