eldsjäl

Swedish

Etymology

eld (“fire”) +‎ själ (“soul”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk eldsjel and Norwegian Bokmål ildsjel

Noun

eldsjäl c

1. someone very passionate (when it comes to some cause), an enthusiast

   Skidbacken brukar prepareras utan ersättning av några lokala eldsjälar

   The ski slope is usually prepared without compensation by a few local enthusiasts

Declension

Declension of eldsjäl

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	eldsjäl	eldsjäls
	definite	eldsjälen	eldsjälens
plural	indefinite	eldsjälar	eldsjälars
	definite	eldsjälarna	eldsjälarnas

References

• eldsjäl in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• eldsjäl in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)