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”).

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Noun

väktare c

  1. member of security in pubs, malls etc.
  2. guardian, keeper
    De är stenens väktare.
    They are the guardians of the stone.

Declension

Declension of väktare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative väktare målgöraren väktare målgörarna
Genitive väktares målgörarens väktares målgörarnas
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