änglavakt
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom ängel (“angel”) + -a- + vakt (“guard”). First attested in 1748.
Noun
editänglavakt 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
editDeclension of änglavakt | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | änglavakt | änglavakten | änglavakter | änglavakterna |
Genitive | änglavakts | änglavaktens | änglavakters | änglavakternas |
See also
edit- skyddsängel (“guardian angel”)