fackla

Swedish

en tänd fackla [a lit torch]

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin facula, through Proto-West Germanic *fakkulā with sound shift of unclear origin (not found in other Scandinavian languages, like e.g. Norwegian Nynorsk fakkel).

Noun

fackla c

1. a torch (stick with a flame on one end used as a light source)

   Vi leddes genom källarvalven av en munk med en fackla

   We were led through the cellar vaults by a monk with a torch

Declension

Declension of fackla
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fackla	facklan	facklor	facklorna
Genitive	facklas	facklans	facklors	facklornas

Derived terms

• brandfackla
• fackeltåg
• olympisk fackla

References

• fackla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fackla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fackla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)