malkula
Swedish
Etymology 1
mal (“moth”) + kula (“ball”)
Noun
malkula c
- mothball (insecticide in the form of a ball which emits a gas intended for killing moths).
Declension
| Declension of malkula | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | malkula | malkulan | malkulor | malkulorna |
| Genitive | malkulas | malkulans | malkulors | malkulornas |
Synonyms
- malmedel
Etymology 2
mala (“to grind”) + kula
Noun
malkula c
- (mining) crushing ball, grinding ball
Declension
| Declension of malkula | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | malkula | malkulan | malkulor | malkulorna |
| Genitive | malkulas | malkulans | malkulors | malkulornas |
References
Neither are mentioned in SAOL or SAOB.
- Mottenkugel in Tysk-svensk ordbok (1965)
- crushing ball in Einar Engström, Engelsk-svensk teknisk ordbok (1971)
- grinding ball in Einar Engström, Engelsk-svensk teknisk ordbok (1971)