Swedish

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Etymology

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krum +‎ bukt

Noun

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krumbukt c

  1. a slithering movement (curving and bending)
  2. (figurative, in the plural "krumbukter") contortions (unnatural forced or evasive behavior)
    språkliga krumbukter
    contorted language
    Jag börjar lessna på deras krumbukter för att försöka få det till att de aldrig gjorde något fel
    I'm getting tired of their contortions trying to make it seem like they never did anything wrong

Declension

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Declension of krumbukt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative krumbukt krumbukten krumbukter krumbukterna
Genitive krumbukts krumbuktens krumbukters krumbukternas

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