grindvakt

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

grind +‎ vakt

Noun[edit]

grindvakt c

  1. (historical) gatekeeper (person guarding the gate at, for example, railway crossings)
  2. (figurative) gatekeeper (person who controls access to something or who serves as a self-proclaimed defender of higher principles)

Declension[edit]

Declension of grindvakt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative grindvakt grindvakten grindvakter grindvakterna
Genitive grindvakts grindvaktens grindvakters grindvakternas

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