ilfart

Swedish

Etymology

ila (“hurry, speed”) +‎ fart (“speed”)

Noun

ilfart c

1. great (hurried) speed (due to an urgent situation)

   Hon fördes i ilfart till sjukhuset

   She was rushed ("was brought in ilfart") to the hospital

   En mur hade byggts i ilfart när man fick bud om att monstren nalkades staden

   A wall had been built post-haste when word came that the monsters were approaching the city

Usage notes

Usually as "i/med ilfart."

Declension

Declension of ilfart
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ilfart	ilfarten	—	—
Genitive	ilfarts	ilfartens	—	—

References

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