fallgrop

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of fall (“fall”) +‎ grop (“pit”).

Noun

fallgrop c

1. (figurative) A pitfall
2. (historical) A trapping pit

   Synonym: fångstgrop

   Hyponym: varggrop

Declension

Declension of fallgrop

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fallgrop	fallgrops
	definite	fallgropen	fallgropens
plural	indefinite	fallgropar	fallgropars
	definite	fallgroparna	fallgroparnas

References

• “fallgrop”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “fallgrop”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)