vågskål

See also: vägskäl

Swedish

Etymology

våg (“scale”) +‎ skål (“bowl”)

Noun

vågskål c

1. a scale (dish of a (balance) scale)
2. (figuratively) balance

   väga tungt i vågskålen

   weigh heavily in the balance

Declension

Declension of vågskål

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vågskål	vågskåls
	definite	vågskålen	vågskålens
plural	indefinite	vågskålar	vågskålars
	definite	vågskålarna	vågskålarnas

See also

• balansvåg (“balance scale”)

References

• vågskål in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vågskål in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)