myrstack

Swedish

en myrstack

Etymology

myra (“ant”) +‎ stack (“stack”)

Noun

myrstack c

1. an anthill

   Synonym: (when clear from context) stack

   Vilka är det mest synd om i skogen? Jo, myrstackarna!

   Who [plural] has the toughest time [evokes the most pity / makes you feel the sorriest for them] in the forest? It's the anthills / the poor ants [myra (“ant”) + stackarna (“the poor things”)]! [widespread pun]

Conjugation

Declension of myrstack

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	myrstack	myrstacks
	definite	myrstacken	myrstackens
plural	indefinite	myrstackar	myrstackars
	definite	myrstackarna	myrstackarnas

References

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