grottekvarn

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Coined by Viktor Rydberg in 1891, after the mill in Grottasöngr which can mill gold, but is too heavy to be used by humans and has to be operated by giants.

Noun[edit]

grottekvarn c

  1. miserable working conditions, ruthless industrialism

Declension[edit]

Declension of grottekvarn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grottekvarn grottekvarnen grottekvarnar grottekvarnarna
Genitive grottekvarns grottekvarnens grottekvarnars grottekvarnarnas

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