mullvad

Swedish

en mullvad

Etymology

From earlier muldwadh, equivalent to mull (“dust, earth”) +‎ vad (see vada (“to wade”)).

Noun

mullvad c

1. mole (animal)

   blind som en mullvad

   blind as a mole

2. a mole (infiltrator)

Declension

Declension of mullvad

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mullvad	mullvads
	definite	mullvaden	mullvadens
plural	indefinite	mullvadar	mullvadars
	definite	mullvadarna	mullvadarnas

Derived terms

• mullvadsarbete
• mullvadshål
• mullvadshög
• mullvadsskinn
• mullvadssyrsa

 

References

• mullvad in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mullvad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mullvad in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH
• mullvad in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)