betjänt

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Bedienter, a nominalization of bedient, the past participle of bedienen (“to serve”). See Swedish betjäna.

Noun

betjänt c

1. a servant who attends to someone, like a butler; a personal servant

Declension

Declension of betjänt

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	betjänt	betjänts
	definite	betjänten	betjäntens
plural	indefinite	betjänter	betjänters
	definite	betjänterna	betjänternas

See also

• butler
• tjänare

References

• “betjänt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• betjänt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)