/²hɪspa/
OriginFrom Tavringer Romani hispa (“small house, cottage”), probably a borrowing from Slovene jìspa (“small house, cottage”) or some other Slavic language.
- common-gender, slangmental hospital
“Gretas morsa är sinnessjuk. Hon är en dåre som sitter bakom låsta dörrar på hispan.” — Greta’s mum is mentally ill. She is a lunatic who sits behind locked doors in the cuckoo’s nest.
Formshispa(indefinite, nominative, singular) · hispas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · hispan(definite, nominative, singular) · hispans(definite, genitive, singular) · hispor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · hispors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · hisporna(definite, nominative, plural) · hispornas(definite, genitive, plural)