malström
Swedish
Etymology
mala + ström, from ström (“stream, streaming water”) and presumably from the verb mala (“to mill, to rotate like a mill stone, to swing around, to swirl”). Same as Old Danish malestrøm, Danish malstrøm, German Mahlstrom, English maelstrom, originally from Dutch maalstroom.
Noun
malström c
- a maelstrom
Declension
| Declension of malström | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | malström | malströmmen | malströmmar | malströmmarna |
| Genitive | malströms | malströmmens | malströmmars | malströmmarnas |
References
- malström in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.