motståndsman

Swedish

Etymology

motstånd (“resistance”) +‎ -s- +‎ man (“man”). Attested since 1944.

Noun

motståndsman c

  1. resistor, member of a resistance movement
    De tre motståndsmännen avrättades genom arkebusering efter en summarisk rättegång
    The three members of the resistance were executed by firing squad after a brief show trial

Declension

Declension of motståndsman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite motståndsman motståndsmans
definite motståndsmannen motståndsmannens
plural indefinite motståndsmän motståndsmäns
definite motståndsmännen motståndsmännens

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