hjärntrust

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of English brain trust, equivalent to hjärna +‎ trust. Attested since 1937, originally after a group of experts advising Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Noun

hjärntrust c

  1. brain trust

Declension

Declension of hjärntrust
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hjärntrust hjärntrusts
definite hjärntrusten hjärntrustens
plural indefinite hjärntruster hjärntrusters
definite hjärntrusterna hjärntrusternas

References

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