vrångstrupe
See also: vrangstrupe
Swedish
Etymology
vrång (“wrong (in this compound)”) + strupe (“throat”)
Noun
vrångstrupe c
- the trachea (windpipe), as opposed to the oesophagus (food pipe), in the context of food going down the wrong way
Declension
| Declension of vrångstrupe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vrångstrupe | vrångstrupen | vrångstrupar | vrångstruparna |
| Genitive | vrångstrupes | vrångstrupens | vrångstrupars | vrångstruparnas |
See also
- sätta i vrångstrupen (“have go down the wrong way”)
References
- vrångstrupen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vrångstrupen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vrångstrupe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)