basilusk

Swedish

Alternative forms

• bacillusk

Etymology

Perhaps influenced by bacill (“bacillus”) and basilisk (“basilisk”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk basilusk/baselusk.

Noun

basilusk c

1. (colloquial) a germ, a bacterium

   Synonyms: bacill, bakterie

   Spriten dödar basiluskerna

   The alcohol kills the germs

Declension

Declension of basilusk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	basilusk	basilusks
	definite	basilusken	basiluskens
plural	indefinite	basilusker	basiluskers
	definite	basiluskerna	basiluskernas