krabat

== Swedish == === Etymology === Alteration of kroat (“Croat”) in the 17th century, under German influence. According to SO and SAOB (see #References), the military forces known as Croats had a reputation for wild behavior during the Thirty Years' War, where they fought on the Catholic side against Sweden. Doublet of kravatt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kraˈbɑːt/ Rhymes: -ɑːt === Noun === krabat c a small child (or animal) (obsolete) an ethnic Croat ==== Usage notes ==== Cute-sounding in the modern sense. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== krabatiska (obsolete) === References === “krabat”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “krabat”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “krabat”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)