malkula

Swedish

Etymology 1

mal (“moth”) +‎ kula (“ball”)

Noun

malkula c

1. mothball (insecticide in the form of a ball which emits a gas intended for killing moths).

Declension

Declension of malkula

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	malkula	malkulas
	definite	malkulan	malkulans
plural	indefinite	malkulor	malkulors
	definite	malkulorna	malkulornas

Synonyms

• malmedel

Etymology 2

mala (“to grind”) +‎ kula

Noun

malkula c

1. (mining) crushing ball, grinding ball

Declension

Declension of malkula

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	malkula	malkulas
	definite	malkulan	malkulans
plural	indefinite	malkulor	malkulors
	definite	malkulorna	malkulornas

References

Neither are mentioned in SAOL or SAOB.

• Mottenkugel in Tysk-svensk ordbok (1965)
• crushing ball in Einar Engström, Engelsk-svensk teknisk ordbok (1971)
• grinding ball in Einar Engström, Engelsk-svensk teknisk ordbok (1971)