värnplikt

Swedish

Etymology

värna (“to protect, to defend”) +‎ plikt (“duty”), from German Wehrpflicht

Noun

värnplikt c

1. (military) conscription, the draft; a system under which soldiers are drafted from the general (male) population

Declension

Declension of värnplikt
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	värnplikt	värnplikten	—	—
Genitive	värnplikts	värnpliktens	—	—

Related terms

• värnpliktig
• värnpliktskonferens
• värnpliktsvägran

See also

• lumpen

References

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