UrsprungFrom ko + fot. Known from written sources since mid-16th century. Compare to Norwegian kubein.
- common-gendera crowbar
“Tjuvarna bröt upp dörren med en kofot” — The burglars broke open the door with a crowbar
Formerkofot(indefinite, nominative, singular) · kofots(genitive, indefinite, singular) · kofoten(definite, nominative, singular) · kofotens(definite, genitive, singular) · kofötter(indefinite, nominative, plural) · kofötters(genitive, indefinite, plural) · kofötterna(definite, nominative, plural) · kofötternas(definite, genitive, plural) · kofotar(indefinite, nominative, plural) · kofotars(genitive, indefinite, plural) · kofotarna(definite, nominative, plural) · kofotarnas(definite, genitive, plural)