himladrottning

Swedish

Etymology

From himmel +‎ -a- +‎ drottning

Proper noun

himladrottning c

  1. (Christianity, chiefly Catholicism) Queen of Heaven
    • 1892, Mathilda Lönnberg, Sigtrygg Torbrandsson‎[1], P. A. Norstedt & söner, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 22 June 2025, page 112:
      »Heliga himladrottning, var honom nådig!» sade flickan.
      "Holy Queen of Heaven, have mercy on him!" said the girl.
    • 1911, Verner von Heidenstam, Svenskarna och deras hövdingar II‎[2], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 22 June 2025, page 247:
      Hell himladrottningen!
      Hail the Queen of Heaven!

Declension

Declension of himladrottning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite himladrottning himladrottnings
definite himladrottningen himladrottningens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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