medlut

Swedish

Etymology

med (“with”) +‎ lut (“slope”)

Noun

medlut n

1. (countable, uncountable) downward slope (in the direction of travel or facing or the like)

   Antonym: motlut

   Snart får skidåkarna medlut

   Soon the skiers will come to a downhill section

   (literally, “Soon the skiers get with-slope”)

   1. descent
2. (figuratively) a period of (easy) success or luck; tailwind, being on a roll, etc.

Declension

Declension of medlut

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	medlut	medluts
	definite	medlutet	medlutets
plural	indefinite	medlut	medluts
	definite	medluten	medlutens

See also

• nedförsbacke
• utför

References

• medlut in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• medlut in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• medlut in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)