luftslott
Swedish
editEtymology
editluft (“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
editluftslott n
- castle in the air, pipe dream
- bygga luftslott ― to have unrealistic dreams of the future (literally, “build aircastles”)
Declension
editDeclension of luftslott | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | luftslott | luftslottet | luftslott | luftslotten |
Genitive | luftslotts | luftslottets | luftslotts | luftslottens |
Related terms
editReferences
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)