toffelhjälte

== Swedish == === Etymology === Compound of toffel (“slipper”) +‎ hjälte (“hero”). From the expression stå under toffeln (“to be completely subordinate to one’s wife”, literally “to stand under the slipper”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²tɔfɛlˌjɛltɛ/ === Noun === toffelhjälte c a husband who plays a subordinate role in a marriage; an uxorious husband; a henpecked man Synonym: toffel ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== toffla === References === “toffelhjälte”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)