russin

See also: Russin

Swedish
ett russin

Etymology

From Old Norse rúsína.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²rɵsɪn/
  • Rhymes: -²ɵsɪn

Noun

russin n

  1. a raisin
  2. (figurative, colloquial) a person with wrinkly skin (due to old age, having taken a bath, or for some other reason)

Declension
Declension of russin 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative russin russinet russin russinen
Genitive russins russinets russins russinens

Derived terms
  • plocka russinen ur kakan (“to pick the best parts out of something ("pick the raisins out of the cake")”)
  • russinkaka
  • russinpaket
  • sultanrussin

References
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