livvakt
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From liv + vakt, after German Leibwache.
Noun edit
livvakt f or m (definite singular livvakta or livvakten, indefinite plural livvakter, definite plural livvaktene)
References edit
- “livvakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to liv (“life”) + vakt (“guard”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
livvakt f (definite singular livvakta, indefinite plural livvakter, definite plural livvaktene)
- a bodyguard
- 2016 August 24, “Erna på Pokémon-jakt i Bratislava”, in Hordaland:
- Med to livvakter, fleire medarbeidarar og eit team frå TV 2 på slep, var det liten tvil om kva statsministeren heldt på med under utflukta i Bratislavas gater mellom dei offisielle møta tysdag.
- With two bodyguards, several colleagues and a team from TV2 in tow, there was little doubt about what the prime minister was doing during the excursion into Bratislava's streets between the official meetings on Tuesday.
See also edit
References edit
- “livvakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Compound of liv (“life”) + vakt (“guard; sentry”)
Noun edit
livvakt c
Declension edit
Declension of livvakt | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | livvakt | livvakten | livvakter | livvakterna |
Genitive | livvakts | livvaktens | livvakters | livvakternas |