eldsjäl
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
eld (“fire”) + själ (“soul”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk eldsjel and Norwegian Bokmål ildsjel
Noun edit
eldsjäl c
- someone very passionate (when it comes to some cause), an enthusiast
- Skidbacken brukar prepareras utan ersättning av några lokala eldsjälar
- The ski slope is usually prepared without compensation by a few local enthusiasts
Declension edit
| Declension of eldsjäl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | eldsjäl | eldsjälen | eldsjälar | eldsjälarna |
| Genitive | eldsjäls | eldsjälens | eldsjälars | eldsjälarnas |