väktare
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish vaktare, væktare, from Middle Low German wechter or German Wächter, equivalent to vakta + -are. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vekter and Norwegian Nynorsk vektar, see also Swedish vakt (“guard”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
väktare c
- guard, member of security (in charge of property)
- guardian, keeper
- De är stenens väktare.
- They are the guardians of the stone.
Declension edit
Declension of väktare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | väktare | väktaren | väktare | väktarna |
Genitive | väktares | väktarens | väktares | väktarnas |