klander

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”).

Noun

klander f (plural klanders, diminutive klandertje n)

  1. weevil; calander
    • 1687, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek letter 57 to Royal Society[1]:
      De Klanders kunnen de Koorn-Graanen van binnen gants ledig eeten.
      The weevils can eat the wheat grains completely empty from within.

References

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish klander.

Noun

klander n

  1. blame, reproach (criticism)
  2. (law) protest (formal objection against a will or similar)

Declension

Declension of klander
nominative genitive
singular indefinite klander klanders
definite klandret klandrets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

  • klandertalan

Further reading

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