tumskruv

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of tumme +‎ skruv.

Noun

tumskruv c

1. thumbscrew (instrument of torture)

Declension

Declension of tumskruv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tumskruv	tumskruven	tumskruvar	tumskruvarna
Genitive	tumskruvs	tumskruvens	tumskruvars	tumskruvarnas

Further reading

• tumskruv in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker