eldsjäl

Swedish

Etymology

eld (“fire”) +‎ själ (“soul”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk eldsjel and Norwegian Bokmål ildsjel

Noun

eldsjäl c

  1. someone very passionate (when it comes to some cause), an enthusiast
    Skidbacken brukar prepareras utan ersättning av några lokala eldsjälar
    The ski slope is usually prepared without compensation by a few local enthusiasts

Declension

Declension of eldsjäl
nominative genitive
singular indefinite eldsjäl eldsjäls
definite eldsjälen eldsjälens
plural indefinite eldsjälar eldsjälars
definite eldsjälarna eldsjälarnas

References

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