väderkvarn
Swedish
Etymology
From väder (“weather, (dated) wind”) + kvarn (“mill”).
Noun
väderkvarn c
- a windmill (harnessing wind power)
- Synonym: (regional, Southern) vindmölla
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | väderkvarn | väderkvarns |
| definite | väderkvarnen | väderkvarnens | |
| plural | indefinite | väderkvarnar | väderkvarnars |
| definite | väderkvarnarna | väderkvarnarnas |
Derived terms
- slåss mot väderkvarnar (“tilt at windmills”)