änglavakt
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From ängel (“angel”) + -a- + vakt (“guard”). First attested in 1748.
Noun edit
änglavakt c
- improbable luck in a dangerous situation ((figuratively) attributed to a guardian angel)
- Ingen skadades när bilen körde utför stupet. De hade änglavakt.
- No one was injured when the car drove off the cliff. They had (protection from) a guardian angel.
Declension edit
| Declension of änglavakt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | änglavakt | änglavakten | änglavakter | änglavakterna |
| Genitive | änglavakts | änglavaktens | änglavakters | änglavakternas |
See also edit
- skyddsängel (“guardian angel”)