fältherre

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Feldherr, equivalent to fält (“field”) +‎ herre (“lord; master”).

Noun

fältherre c

  1. commander-in-chief
    Synonym: härförare

Usage notes

Mostly used informally for describing historical circumstances.

Declension

Declension of fältherre
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fältherre fältherres
definite fältherren fältherrens
plural indefinite fältherrar fältherrars
definite fältherrarna fältherrarnas

References

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