hårklyveri

Swedish

noun

Definitions

hair-splitting (the act of finding exceedingly small differences which are neither important nor prominent)

Etymology

Compound from Swedish hår + Swedish klyva (split).

Origin

Swedish

klyva

Gloss

split

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Cognates and derived terms

klyyvari Finnish
ansiktshår Swedish
hår Swedish
hårig Swedish
hårnål Swedish
hårstrå Swedish
klyva Swedish
könshår Swedish
har, hār Old Swedish
klȳva, klyva Old Swedish