fallgrop
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of fall (“fall”) + grop (“pit”).
Noun
fallgrop c
- (figurative) A pitfall
- (historical) A trapping pit
- Synonym: fångstgrop
- Hyponym: varggrop
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fallgrop | fallgrops |
| definite | fallgropen | fallgropens | |
| plural | indefinite | fallgropar | fallgropars |
| definite | fallgroparna | fallgroparnas |
References
- “fallgrop”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “fallgrop”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)