kikbär

Swedish

Etymology

From kika +‎ bär (“berry”). Got its name because it was used in folk medicin against pertussis (Swedish kikhosta).

Noun

kikbär n

1. (botany) a gall consisting of juniper needles, caused by eggs of a certain kind of midge (Oligotrophus juniperinus)

Declension

Declension of kikbär

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kikbär	kikbärs
	definite	kikbäret	kikbärets
plural	indefinite	kikbär	kikbärs
	definite	kikbären	kikbärens

Coordinate terms

• enbär

References

• kikbär in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kikbär in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kikbär in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)