läppsyl

Swedish

Etymology

From close homophone lypsyl (“lip balm”), from genericized trademark. By surface analysis, läpp (“lip”) +‎ syl (“awl”). According to the National Library of Sweden's newspaper archive attested since 1993.

Noun

läppsyl c

Nonstandard spelling of lypsyl (“lip balm”).
- 1993 October 29, Expressen‎, page 51:
  Man kan också få den där må illa-aktiga beroende-känslan av läppsyl.
  You can also get that nauseous addictive feeling of lip balm.

Declension

Declension of läppsyl
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	läppsyl	läppsylen	läppsyler	läppsylerna
Genitive	läppsyls	läppsylens	läppsylers	läppsylernas

References

Läppsyl in The National Library's newspaper archive

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