myrstack

Swedish

Etymology

myra (“ant”) +‎ stack (“stack”)

Noun

myrstack c

  1. an anthill
    Synonym: (when clear from context) stack
    Vilka är det mest synd om i skogen? Jo, myrstackarna!
    Who [plural] has the toughest time [evokes the most pity / makes you feel the sorriest for them] in the forest? It's the anthills / the poor ants [myra (“ant”) + stackarna (“the poor things”)]! [widespread pun]

Conjugation

Declension of myrstack
nominative genitive
singular indefinite myrstack myrstacks
definite myrstacken myrstackens
plural indefinite myrstackar myrstackars
definite myrstackarna myrstackarnas

References

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