stålbad
Swedish
Etymology
stål (“steel”) + bad (“bath”). Historically some spas had baths with iron salts.
Noun
stålbad n
- painful ordeal, acid test, baptism by fire
Declension
| Declension of stålbad | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stålbad | stålbadet | stålbad | stålbaden |
| Genitive | stålbads | stålbadets | stålbads | stålbadens |
References
- stålbad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stålbad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stålbad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)