väktare

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vaktare, væktare, from Middle Low German wechter or German Wächter, equivalent to vakta +‎ -are. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vekter and Norwegian Nynorsk vektar, see also Swedish vakt (“guard”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

väktare c

  1. guard, member of security (in charge of property)
  2. guardian, keeper
    De är stenens väktare.
    They are the guardians of the stone.

Declension

Declension of väktare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite väktare väktares
definite väktaren väktarens
plural indefinite väktare väktares
definite väktarna väktarnas

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