giftskåp

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Giftschrank, equivalent to gift +‎ skåp.

Noun

giftskåp n

1. poison cabinet

Usage notes

Often used figuratively, as a place to keep things considered harmful. For example, a shelf in a library containing "dangerous" books.

Declension

Declension of giftskåp
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	giftskåp	giftskåpet	giftskåp	giftskåpen
Genitive	giftskåps	giftskåpets	giftskåps	giftskåpens

References

• giftskåp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• giftskåp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)