kikbär

Swedish

Etymology

From kika +‎ bär (“berry”). Got its name because it was used in folk medicin against pertussis (Swedish kikhosta).

Noun

kikbär n

1. (botany) a gall consisting of juniper needles, caused by eggs of a certain kind of midge (Oligotrophus juniperinus)

Declension

Declension of kikbär
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kikbär	kikbäret	kikbär	kikbären
Genitive	kikbärs	kikbärets	kikbärs	kikbärens

Coordinate terms

• enbär

References

• kikbär in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kikbär in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kikbär in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)