klander

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kalander

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος (kúlindros, “cylinder”).

Noun

klander f (plural klanders, diminutive [please provide])

1. weevil; calander
   • 1687, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek letter 57 to Royal Society[1]:

     De Klanders kunnen de Koorn-Graanen van binnen gants ledig eeten.

     The weevils can eat the wheat grains completely empty from within.

References

• etymologiebank.nl entry for kalander

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish klander.

Noun

klander n

1. blame, reproach (criticism)
2. (law) protest (formal objection against a will or similar)

Declension

Declension of klander

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klander	klanders
	definite	klandret	klandrets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• klandertalan

Related terms

• klandra

Further reading

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