väktare
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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]
Audio (file)
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | väktare | väktaren | väktare | väktarna |
| Genitive | väktares | väktarens | väktares | väktarnas |
References[edit]
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