nagel

nagel (indefinite nominative singular)
nagels (genitive indefinite singular)
nageln (definite nominative singular)
nagelns (definite genitive singular)
naglar (indefinite nominative plural)
naglars (genitive indefinite plural)
naglarna (definite nominative plural)
naglarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse nagl (“nail”), from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

Jag ville träffa spiken med hammaren, men jag träffade nageln istället

I wanted to hit the nail with the hammer, but I hit my nail instead

a pin, a treenail, a rivet (type of rivet, especially in boat-building)


tjuga

tjuga (indefinite nominative singular)
tjugas (genitive indefinite singular)
tjugan (definite nominative singular)
tjugans (definite genitive singular)
tjugor (indefinite nominative plural)
tjugors (genitive indefinite plural)
tjugorna (definite nominative plural)
tjugornas (definite genitive plural)

Old Swedish tiugha, tiuva; from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (verb).

pitchfork (a large fork used e.g. to move large quantities of hay)


celt

celt (indefinite nominative singular)
celts (genitive indefinite singular)
celten (definite nominative singular)
celtens (definite genitive singular)
celter (indefinite nominative plural)
celters (genitive indefinite plural)
celterna (definite nominative plural)
celternas (definite genitive plural)


korp

korp (indefinite nominative singular)
korps (genitive indefinite singular)
korpen (definite nominative singular)
korpens (definite genitive singular)
korpar (indefinite nominative plural)
korpars (genitive indefinite plural)
korparna (definite nominative plural)
korparnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse korpr, displacing earlier ramn (from Old Norse hrafn).


piska

piska (indefinite nominative singular)
piskas (genitive indefinite singular)
piskan (definite nominative singular)
piskans (definite genitive singular)
piskor (indefinite nominative plural)
piskors (genitive indefinite plural)
piskorna (definite nominative plural)
piskornas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from German Peitsche, likely from some Slavic language, compare Czech bič. Verb derived from noun.

Han gjorde en piska av repstumpar och drev ut allesammans ur templet.

1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Johannesevangeliet 2:15”, in Bibel 2000, © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 2025-06-22:

He made a whip of cords, and drove them all out of the temple.

piska med en piska

a whip, a rope or thong or rod (used to exert control over animals or for corporal punishment)


kompass

kompass (indefinite nominative singular)
kompass (genitive indefinite singular)
kompassen (definite nominative singular)
kompassens (definite genitive singular)
kompasser (indefinite nominative plural)
kompassers (genitive indefinite plural)
kompasserna (definite nominative plural)
kompassernas (definite genitive plural)

moralisk kompass

(figuratively) a compass (something that guides)


kofot

kofot (indefinite nominative singular)
kofots (genitive indefinite singular)
kofoten (definite nominative singular)
kofotens (definite genitive singular)
kofötter (indefinite nominative plural)
kofötters (genitive indefinite plural)
kofötterna (definite nominative plural)
kofötternas (definite genitive plural)
kofot (indefinite nominative singular)
kofots (genitive indefinite singular)
kofoten (definite nominative singular)
kofotens (definite genitive singular)
kofotar (indefinite nominative plural)
kofotars (genitive indefinite plural)
kofotarna (definite nominative plural)
kofotarnas (definite genitive plural)

From ko + fot. Known from written sources since mid-16th century. Compare to Norwegian kubein.


kikare

kikare (indefinite nominative singular)
kikares (genitive indefinite singular)
kikaren (definite nominative singular)
kikarens (definite genitive singular)
kikare (indefinite nominative plural)
kikares (genitive indefinite plural)
kikarna (definite nominative plural)
kikarnas (definite genitive plural)


käpp

käpp (indefinite nominative singular)
käpps (genitive indefinite singular)
käppen (definite nominative singular)
käppens (definite genitive singular)
käppar (indefinite nominative plural)
käppars (genitive indefinite plural)
käpparna (definite nominative plural)
käpparnas (definite genitive plural)

→ Estonian: kepp

→ Finnish: keppi

→ Ingrian: keppi (possibly via Estonian or Finnish)

From Old Swedish käpper, from Old Norse keppr.

Käppen är av.


skruvmejsel

skruvmejsel (indefinite nominative singular)
skruvmejsels (genitive indefinite singular)
skruvmejseln (definite nominative singular)
skruvmejselns (definite genitive singular)
skruvmejslar (indefinite nominative plural)
skruvmejslars (genitive indefinite plural)
skruvmejslarna (definite nominative plural)
skruvmejslarnas (definite genitive plural)


skruvdragare

skruvdragare (indefinite nominative singular)
skruvdragares (genitive indefinite singular)
skruvdragaren (definite nominative singular)
skruvdragarens (definite genitive singular)
skruvdragare (indefinite nominative plural)
skruvdragares (genitive indefinite plural)
skruvdragarna (definite nominative plural)
skruvdragarnas (definite genitive plural)


hammare

hammare (indefinite nominative singular)
hammares (genitive indefinite singular)
hammaren (definite nominative singular)
hammarens (definite genitive singular)
hammare (indefinite nominative plural)
hammares (genitive indefinite plural)
hammarna (definite nominative plural)
hammarnas (definite genitive plural)
hammare (indefinite nominative singular)
hammares (genitive indefinite singular)
hammaren (definite nominative singular)
hammarens (definite genitive singular)
hamrar (indefinite nominative plural)
hamrars (genitive indefinite plural)
hamrarna (definite nominative plural)
hamrarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish hamar, from Old Norse hamarr, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō (“stone”).

slå i spik med en hammare


gaffel

gaffel (indefinite nominative singular)
gaffels (genitive indefinite singular)
gaffeln (definite nominative singular)
gaffelns (definite genitive singular)
gafflar (indefinite nominative plural)
gafflars (genitive indefinite plural)
gafflarna (definite nominative plural)
gafflarnas (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German gaffel, gaffele, from Old Saxon gavala, gafila, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu, possibly from Celtic.


däxel

däxel (indefinite nominative singular)
däxels (genitive indefinite singular)
däxeln (definite nominative singular)
däxelns (definite genitive singular)
däxlar (indefinite nominative plural)
däxlars (genitive indefinite plural)
däxlarna (definite nominative plural)
däxlarnas (definite genitive plural)


kratta

head

kratta (present krattar, preterite krattade, supine krattat, imperative kratta)

krattar (present)
krattade (preterite)
krattat (supine)
kratta (imperative)
kratta (active infinitive)
krattas (infinitive passive)
krattat (active supine)
krattats (passive supine)
kratta (active imperative)
kratten (active archaic)
krattar (active indicative present)
krattade (active indicative past)
krattas (indicative passive present)
krattades (indicative passive past)
kratta (active archaic present)
krattade (active archaic past)
krattas (archaic passive present)
krattades (archaic passive past)
kratte (active dated present subjunctive)
krattade (active dated past subjunctive)
krattes (dated passive present subjunctive)
krattades (dated passive past subjunctive)
krattande (active participle past present)
krattad (active participle past)

From the verb kratta (“to rake, scratch”), from Low German kratten, probably from the same ultimate source as German kratzen (“to scratch”), which was borrowed into Danish kradse.

Dags att kratta löv


eldgaffel

eldgaffel (indefinite nominative singular)
eldgaffels (genitive indefinite singular)
eldgaffeln (definite nominative singular)
eldgaffelns (definite genitive singular)
eldgafflar (indefinite nominative plural)
eldgafflars (genitive indefinite plural)
eldgafflarna (definite nominative plural)
eldgafflarnas (definite genitive plural)


vattenpass

vattenpass (indefinite nominative singular)
vattenpass (genitive indefinite singular)
vattenpasset (definite nominative singular)
vattenpassets (definite genitive singular)
vattenpass (indefinite nominative plural)
vattenpass (genitive indefinite plural)
vattenpassen (definite nominative plural)
vattenpassens (definite genitive plural)

bubble level (a tool for finding whether a surface is leveled perfectly horizontally)


insexnyckel

insexnyckel (indefinite nominative singular)
insexnyckels (genitive indefinite singular)
insexnyckeln (definite nominative singular)
insexnyckelns (definite genitive singular)
insexnycklar (indefinite nominative plural)
insexnycklars (genitive indefinite plural)
insexnycklarna (definite nominative plural)
insexnycklarnas (definite genitive plural)
insektsnyckel (alternative)

in + sex + nyckel, insidig (“on the inside”), sexkantig (“hexagonal”), nyckel (“key”), often misheard as insektsnyckel (insect key)


tång

tång (indefinite nominative singular)
tångs (genitive indefinite singular)
tången (definite nominative singular)
tångens (definite genitive singular)
tänger (indefinite nominative plural)
tängers (genitive indefinite plural)
tängerna (definite nominative plural)
tängernas (definite genitive plural)

→ Finnish: tongit

From Old Norse tǫng, from Proto-Germanic *tangō. Compare German Zange, English tongs.

(in some compounds) various hair styling tools; a tong, an iron


lödkolv

lödkolv (indefinite nominative singular)
lödkolvs (genitive indefinite singular)
lödkolven (definite nominative singular)
lödkolvens (definite genitive singular)
lödkolvar (indefinite nominative plural)
lödkolvars (genitive indefinite plural)
lödkolvarna (definite nominative plural)
lödkolvarnas (definite genitive plural)


bärplockare

bärplockare (indefinite nominative singular)
bärplockares (genitive indefinite singular)
bärplockaren (definite nominative singular)
bärplockarens (definite genitive singular)
bärplockare (indefinite nominative plural)
bärplockares (genitive indefinite plural)
bärplockarna (definite nominative plural)
bärplockarnas (definite genitive plural)

a hand tool for picking blueberries and lingonberries


avdragare

avdragare (indefinite nominative singular)
avdragares (genitive indefinite singular)
avdragaren (definite nominative singular)
avdragarens (definite genitive singular)
avdragare (indefinite nominative plural)
avdragares (genitive indefinite plural)
avdragarna (definite nominative plural)
avdragarnas (definite genitive plural)

a puller, a wheel puller, a gear puller, an extractor; various tools for removing brakes, bearings, etc. with great force


pennkniv

pennkniv (indefinite nominative singular)
pennknivs (genitive indefinite singular)
pennkniven (definite nominative singular)
pennknivens (definite genitive singular)
pennknivar (indefinite nominative plural)
pennknivars (genitive indefinite plural)
pennknivarna (definite nominative plural)
pennknivarnas (definite genitive plural)

a penknife, a small knife to fashion quills, often in the shape of a foldable pocketknife


brevkniv

brevkniv (indefinite nominative singular)
brevknivs (genitive indefinite singular)
brevkniven (definite nominative singular)
brevknivens (definite genitive singular)
brevknivar (indefinite nominative plural)
brevknivars (genitive indefinite plural)
brevknivarna (definite nominative plural)
brevknivarnas (definite genitive plural)


papperskniv

papperskniv (indefinite nominative singular)
pappersknivs (genitive indefinite singular)
papperskniven (definite nominative singular)
pappersknivens (definite genitive singular)
pappersknivar (indefinite nominative plural)
pappersknivars (genitive indefinite plural)
pappersknivarna (definite nominative plural)
pappersknivarnas (definite genitive plural)


mejsel

mejsel (indefinite nominative singular)
mejsels (genitive indefinite singular)
mejseln (definite nominative singular)
mejselns (definite genitive singular)
mejslar (indefinite nominative plural)
mejslars (genitive indefinite plural)
mejslarna (definite nominative plural)
mejslarnas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Meißel, from Old High German meizil, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz.


huggmejsel

huggmejsel (indefinite nominative singular)
huggmejsels (genitive indefinite singular)
huggmejseln (definite nominative singular)
huggmejselns (definite genitive singular)
huggmejslar (indefinite nominative plural)
huggmejslars (genitive indefinite plural)
huggmejslarna (definite nominative plural)
huggmejslarnas (definite genitive plural)


räfsa

räfsa (present räfsar, preterite räfsade, supine räfsat, imperative räfsa)

räfsar (present)
räfsade (preterite)
räfsat (supine)
räfsa (imperative)

Inherited from Old Swedish räfsa, probably a derivative and verbal noun from rafsa (“snatch; gather”).


sirjärn

sirjärn (indefinite nominative singular)
sirjärns (genitive indefinite singular)
sirjärnet (definite nominative singular)
sirjärnets (definite genitive singular)
sirjärn (indefinite nominative plural)
sirjärns (genitive indefinite plural)
sirjärnen (definite nominative plural)
sirjärnens (definite genitive plural)


stämjärn

stämjärn (indefinite nominative singular)
stämjärns (genitive indefinite singular)
stämjärnet (definite nominative singular)
stämjärnets (definite genitive singular)
stämjärn (indefinite nominative plural)
stämjärns (genitive indefinite plural)
stämjärnen (definite nominative plural)
stämjärnens (definite genitive plural)


målarpensel

målarpensel (indefinite nominative singular)
målarpensels (genitive indefinite singular)
målarpenseln (definite nominative singular)
målarpenselns (definite genitive singular)
målarpenslar (indefinite nominative plural)
målarpenslars (genitive indefinite plural)
målarpenslarna (definite nominative plural)
målarpenslarnas (definite genitive plural)

a paintbrush (for applying paint or the like, for example to a wall or canvas)


sopborste

sopborste (indefinite nominative singular)
sopborstes (genitive indefinite singular)
sopborsten (definite nominative singular)
sopborstens (definite genitive singular)
sopborstar (indefinite nominative plural)
sopborstars (genitive indefinite plural)
sopborstarna (definite nominative plural)
sopborstarnas (definite genitive plural)

a broom with a (usually rectangular) brush at the end


skurborste

skurborste (indefinite nominative singular)
skurborstes (genitive indefinite singular)
skurborsten (definite nominative singular)
skurborstens (definite genitive singular)
skurborstar (indefinite nominative plural)
skurborstars (genitive indefinite plural)
skurborstarna (definite nominative plural)
skurborstarnas (definite genitive plural)


diktmejsel

diktmejsel (indefinite nominative singular)
diktmejsels (genitive indefinite singular)
diktmejseln (definite nominative singular)
diktmejselns (definite genitive singular)
diktmejslar (indefinite nominative plural)
diktmejslars (genitive indefinite plural)
diktmejslarna (definite nominative plural)
diktmejslarnas (definite genitive plural)


skrotmejsel

skrotmejsel (indefinite nominative singular)
skrotmejsels (genitive indefinite singular)
skrotmejseln (definite nominative singular)
skrotmejselns (definite genitive singular)
skrotmejslar (indefinite nominative plural)
skrotmejslars (genitive indefinite plural)
skrotmejslarna (definite nominative plural)
skrotmejslarnas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of skrot + mejsel. Cognate of German Schrotmeißel.

trimming chisel, cold chisel, set chisel


laserpistol

laserpistol (indefinite nominative singular)
laserpistols (genitive indefinite singular)
laserpistolen (definite nominative singular)
laserpistolens (definite genitive singular)
laserpistoler (indefinite nominative plural)
laserpistolers (genitive indefinite plural)
laserpistolerna (definite nominative plural)
laserpistolernas (definite genitive plural)

radar gun (tool to measure the speed of cars)


spikpistol

spikpistol (indefinite nominative singular)
spikpistols (genitive indefinite singular)
spikpistolen (definite nominative singular)
spikpistolens (definite genitive singular)
spikpistoler (indefinite nominative plural)
spikpistolers (genitive indefinite plural)
spikpistolerna (definite nominative plural)
spikpistolernas (definite genitive plural)


cigarrsnoppare

cigarrsnoppare (indefinite nominative singular)
cigarrsnoppares (genitive indefinite singular)
cigarrsnopparen (definite nominative singular)
cigarrsnopparens (definite genitive singular)
cigarrsnoppare (indefinite nominative plural)
cigarrsnoppares (genitive indefinite plural)
cigarrsnopparna (definite nominative plural)
cigarrsnopparnas (definite genitive plural)


avbitartång

avbitartång (indefinite nominative singular)
avbitartångs (genitive indefinite singular)
avbitartången (definite nominative singular)
avbitartångens (definite genitive singular)
avbitartänger (indefinite nominative plural)
avbitartängers (genitive indefinite plural)
avbitartängerna (definite nominative plural)
avbitartängernas (definite genitive plural)


avbitare

avbitare (indefinite nominative singular)
avbitares (genitive indefinite singular)
avbitaren (definite nominative singular)
avbitarens (definite genitive singular)
avbitare (indefinite nominative plural)
avbitares (genitive indefinite plural)
avbitarna (definite nominative plural)
avbitarnas (definite genitive plural)


kombinationstång

kombinationstång (indefinite nominative singular)
kombinationstångs (genitive indefinite singular)
kombinationstången (definite nominative singular)
kombinationstångens (definite genitive singular)
kombinationstänger (indefinite nominative plural)
kombinationstängers (genitive indefinite plural)
kombinationstängerna (definite nominative plural)
kombinationstängernas (definite genitive plural)


skränktång

skränktång (indefinite nominative singular)
skränktångs (genitive indefinite singular)
skränktången (definite nominative singular)
skränktångens (definite genitive singular)
skränktänger (indefinite nominative plural)
skränktängers (genitive indefinite plural)
skränktängerna (definite nominative plural)
skränktängernas (definite genitive plural)


förlossningstång

förlossningstång (indefinite nominative singular)
förlossningstångs (genitive indefinite singular)
förlossningstången (definite nominative singular)
förlossningstångens (definite genitive singular)
förlossningstänger (indefinite nominative plural)
förlossningstängers (genitive indefinite plural)
förlossningstängerna (definite nominative plural)
förlossningstängernas (definite genitive plural)


brevöppnare

brevöppnare (indefinite nominative singular)
brevöppnares (genitive indefinite singular)
brevöppnaren (definite nominative singular)
brevöppnarens (definite genitive singular)
brevöppnare (indefinite nominative plural)
brevöppnares (genitive indefinite plural)
brevöppnarna (definite nominative plural)
brevöppnarnas (definite genitive plural)