luftslott
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
luft (“air”) + slott (“castle”). Compare with English build castles in the air, Italian fare castelli in aria, German Luftschloss, French bâtir des châteaux en Espagne, and Polish budować zamki na lodzie.
Noun[edit]
luftslott n
- castle in the air, pipe dream
- bygga luftslott ― to have unrealistic dreams of the future (literally, “build aircastles”)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of luftslott | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | luftslott | luftslottet | luftslott | luftslotten |
| Genitive | luftslotts | luftslottets | luftslotts | luftslottens |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- luftslott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- luftslott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- luftslott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- luft (1) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)