ariadnetråd

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē) +‎ tråd. Cognate of German Ariadnefaden, French fil d'Ariane, Polish nić Ariadny, and so on.

Noun

ariadnetråd c

  1. (Greek mythology) Ariadne's thread
  2. (figurative) clue

Declension

Declension of ariadnetråd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ariadnetråd ariadnetråds
definite ariadnetråden ariadnetrådens
plural indefinite ariadnetrådar ariadnetrådars
definite ariadnetrådarna ariadnetrådarnas

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