väktare
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish vaktare, væktare, from Middle Low German wechter or German Wächter, equivalent to vakta + -are. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vekter and Norwegian Nynorsk vektar, see also Swedish vakt (“guard”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]väktare c
- guard, member of security (in charge of property)
- guardian, keeper
- De är stenens väktare.
- They are the guardians of the stone.
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | väktare | väktares |
| definite | väktaren | väktarens | |
| plural | indefinite | väktare | väktares |
| definite | väktarna | väktarnas |
References
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from German
- Swedish terms suffixed with -are
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms with usage examples
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