luftslott
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
luft (“air”) + slott (“castle”). Compare with English build castles in the air, Italian fare castelli in aria, German Luftschloss, French bâtir des châteaux en Espagne, and Polish budować zamki na lodzie.
Noun edit
luftslott n
- castle in the air, pipe dream
- bygga luftslott ― to have unrealistic dreams of the future (literally, “build aircastles”)
Declension edit
| Declension of luftslott | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | luftslott | luftslottet | luftslott | luftslotten |
| Genitive | luftslotts | luftslottets | luftslotts | luftslottens |
Related terms edit
References edit
- luftslott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- luftslott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- luftslott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- luft (1) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)