linslus

Swedish

Etymology

lins (“lens”) +‎ lus (“louse”), used at least since 1973, probably a loan from lens louse. The word looks very similar to shutterbug, but refers to the person being in the photo, not the avid amateur photographer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

linslus c

1. a lens louse; a person who frequently and happily appears in photos

Usage notes

• SAOL doesn't give any plural form. For lus, the plural would be -löss, but here -lusar is far more common. A similar case is datormus (computer mouse) with the plural either musar (mouses) or möss (mice), both in English and Swedish.

Declension

Declension of linslus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	linslus	linslus
	definite	linslusen	linslusens
plural	indefinite	linslusar	linslusars
	definite	linslusarna	linslusarnas

References

• linslus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• linslus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (10th ed., 1st printing, 1973)