rivjärn
Swedish
Etymology
riva + järn. Compare Norwegian rivjern, German Reibeisen.
Noun
rivjärn n
- grater (kitchen utensil)
- (colloquial, derogatory) battle axe, harridan, shrew (obnoxious woman)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | rivjärn | rivjärns |
| definite | rivjärnet | rivjärnets | |
| plural | indefinite | rivjärn | rivjärns |
| definite | rivjärnen | rivjärnens |