halmstrå

See also: hálmstrá

Swedish

Etymology

halm +‎ strå

Noun

halmstrå n

1. a straw (from cereal)

   Synonym: (less specific) strå

Declension

Declension of halmstrå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	halmstrå	halmstrås
	definite	halmstrået	halmstråets
plural	indefinite	halmstrån	halmstråns
	definite	halmstråna	halmstrånas

Derived terms

• gripa efter halmstrån (“grasp at straws”)

References

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