tillflyktsort

Swedish

Etymology

tillflykt (“escape”) +‎ -s- +‎ ort (“place”). Compare German Zufluchtsort (“shelter”).

Noun

tillflyktsort c

  1. haven, refuge
    Synonym: fristad
    Argentina blev en tillflyktsort för många nazister efter kriget
    Argentina became a refuge for many Nazis after the war

Declension

Declension of tillflyktsort
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tillflyktsort tillflyktsorts
definite tillflyktsorten tillflyktsortens
plural indefinite tillflyktsorter tillflyktsorters
definite tillflyktsorterna tillflyktsorternas

References

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