giftskåp

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Calque of German Giftschrank, equivalent to gift +‎ skåp.

Noun

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giftskåp n

  1. poison cabinet

Usage notes

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Often used figuratively, as a place to keep things considered harmful. For example, a shelf in a library containing "dangerous" books.

Declension

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Declension of giftskåp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative giftskåp giftskåpet giftskåp giftskåpen
Genitive giftskåps giftskåpets giftskåps giftskåpens

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