skyddsling

skyddsling

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Schützling, equivalent to skydda (“protect”) +‎ -ling

Noun

skyddsling c

  1. a protégé

Declension

Declension of skyddsling
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skyddsling skyddslings
definite skyddslingen skyddslingens
plural indefinite skyddslingar skyddslingars
definite skyddslingarna skyddslingarnas

References

  • “skyddsling”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • skydda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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