stridsäpple
Swedish
Etymology
From strid + äpple, based on the myth of Eris (Discordia), goddess of discord, and her famous apple.
Noun
stridsäpple n
- apple of discord, bone of contention [1822]
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stridsäpple | stridsäpples |
| definite | stridsäpplet | stridsäpplets | |
| plural | indefinite | stridsäpplen | stridsäpplens |
| definite | stridsäpplena | stridsäpplenas |
Synonyms
References
- stridsäpple in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stridsäpple in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stridsäpple, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1964)