krutdurk

Swedish

Etymology

krut (“gunpowder”) +‎ durk (“storage room at the bottom of a ship”)

Noun

krutdurk c

  1. powder keg, tinderbox, flash point

Usage notes

During the 18th century used literally (in the sense of storage room for gunpowder), by the 20th century mostly figuratively (in the sense of an explosive situation).

Declension
Declension of krutdurk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krutdurk krutdurken krutdurkar krutdurkarna
Genitive krutdurks krutdurkens krutdurkars krutdurkarnas

References
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