änglavakt

Swedish

Etymology

From ängel (“angel”) +‎ -a- +‎ vakt (“guard”). First attested in 1748.

Noun

änglavakt c

  1. improbable luck in a dangerous situation ((figuratively) attributed to a guardian angel)
    Ingen skadades när bilen körde utför stupet. De hade änglavakt.
    No one was injured when the car drove off the cliff. They had (protection from) a guardian angel.

Declension

Declension of änglavakt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite änglavakt änglavakts
definite änglavakten änglavaktens
plural indefinite änglavakter änglavakters
definite änglavakterna änglavakternas

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