Swedish

Noun

tyskeri n

1. exaggerated (unhealthy, inappropriate) sympathy for or imitation of Germany, German language and habits of Germans; germanophilia, Germanism, Teutonism

   Vid poëmet I skogen anmärktes några »tyskerier» i formen.

   At the poem I skogen, some Germanisms in the form were noted.

   Författaren har här också befriat oss från en hop af de vidriga tyskerierna i substantiviserade participum presens.

   Here the author has also liberated us from a bunch of those awful Germanisms in the shape of participum presence turned nouns.

   Med sin skarpt kritiska stämning mot »tyskeriet» gläds Genberg att finna, att — Kant egentligen icke var tysk.

   With his highly critical attitude towards Germanophilia, Genberg is happy to find, that — Kant really was not German.

   Tyskeriet gjorde Sven Hedin oläslig.

   His sympathy for [Nazi] Germany rendered Sven Hedin unreadable.

Declension

References

• tyskeri in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.