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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Skrupel, from Latin scrūpulus.
Noun[edit]
skrupel c
- scruple, qualm
- (historical) A Swedish unit of length at 29.7 µm, or 1⁄10 of a gran (“grain; 0.297 mm”).
- (historical, pharmacy) A Swedish scruple at 1.237 g; 1⁄3 of a drakma (“drachm; 3,711 g”) or 20 gran (“grain; 61.85 mg”).
Usage notes[edit]
Ordinarily plural.
Declension[edit]
Declension of skrupel | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skrupel | skrupeln | skrupler | skruplerna |
Genitive | skrupels | skrupelns | skruplers | skruplernas |