grundläggare
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From grundlägga + -are, like German Grundleger. Used for a mason of foundations since c. 1870. The other sense is older, known in Swedish since 1746, and most likely borrowed from German.
Noun
[edit]grundläggare c
- a mason who lays the foundation (to a building)
- a founder (one who establishes an organization, a business, a city, etc.)
Declension
[edit]Declension of grundläggare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | grundläggare | grundläggaren | grundläggare | grundläggarna |
Genitive | grundläggares | grundläggarens | grundläggares | grundläggarnas |