giljotin
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French guillotine.
Noun
giljotin m (definite singular giljotinen, indefinite plural giljotiner, definite plural giljotinene)
- a guillotine (machine used for beheading people)
References
- “giljotin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “giljotin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French guillotine.
Noun
giljotin m (definite singular giljotinen, indefinite plural giljotinar, definite plural giljotinane)
- a guillotine (machine used for beheading people)
References
- “giljotin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French guillotine.
Noun
giljotin c
- a guillotine; a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation
- Synonym: fallbila
- a guillotine; a paper cutting machine
- Synonyms: skärapparat, skärmaskin
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | giljotin | giljotins |
| definite | giljotinen | giljotinens | |
| plural | indefinite | giljotiner | giljotiners |
| definite | giljotinerna | giljotinernas |