mullvad
Swedish
Etymology
From earlier muldwadh, equivalent to mull (“dust, earth”) + vad (see vada (“to wade”)).
Noun
mullvad c
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | mullvad | mullvads |
definite | mullvaden | mullvadens | |
plural | indefinite | mullvadar | mullvadars |
definite | mullvadarna | mullvadarnas |
Derived terms
- mullvadsarbete
- mullvadshål
- mullvadshög
- mullvadsskinn
- mullvadssyrsa
References
- mullvad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- mullvad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- mullvad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Svensk MeSH
- mullvad in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)