skallerorm

Swedish

en skallerorm

Etymology

From skaller (“rattling”) +‎ orm (“snake”). Similar formation to English rattlesnake, German Klapperschlange.

Noun

skallerorm c

1. a rattlesnake

Declension

Declension of skallerorm
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skallerorm	skallerormen	skallerormar	skallerormarna
Genitive	skallerorms	skallerormens	skallerormars	skallerormarnas

See also

• skallra (“rattle”)

References

• skallerorm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skallerorm in Svensk ordbok (SO)