hjälte

See also: Hjalte

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German helt, from Old Saxon helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛlˌtɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

hjälte c (feminine: hjältinna)

1. a hero, a person (of any sex) of great bravery
2. the main male protagonist in a work of fiction

Declension

Declension of hjälte

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hjälte	hjältes
	definite	hjälten	hjältens
plural	indefinite	hjältar	hjältars
	definite	hjältarna	hjältarnas

References

• “hjälte”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hjälte”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “hjälte”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)