brandsoldat

Swedish

Etymology

brand +‎ soldat

Noun

brandsoldat c

1. (informal) a firefighter

   Synonym: brandman c

   • 1998, “Jag ska bli en byråkrat [I will [shall] be a bureaucrat]”, in Lasse Åberg (lyrics), Janne Schaffer (music), Electric Banana Tajm [Electric Banana Time [with jocular Swedification of "time"]]‎^[1], performed by Electric Banana Band:

     En dag så fråga' [frågade] min mor: Vad ska du bli när du blir stor? En modig och stark brandsoldat? Nä, jag ska bli en byråkrat.

     One day my mother asked: What will you be when you grow up [shall you become when you become big]? A brave and strong firefighter? No, I will be a bureaucrat.

Declension

Declension of brandsoldat

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	brandsoldat	brandsoldats
	definite	brandsoldaten	brandsoldatens
plural	indefinite	brandsoldater	brandsoldaters
	definite	brandsoldaterna	brandsoldaternas

See also

• brandstation (“fire station”)
• eldsvåda

References

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