fackla
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Latin facula, through Proto-West Germanic *fakkulā with sound shift of unclear origin (not found in other Scandinavian languages, like e.g. Norwegian Nynorsk fakkel).
Noun
[edit]fackla c
- a torch (stick with a flame on one end used as a light source)
- Vi leddes genom källarvalven av en munk med en fackla
- We were led through the cellar vaults by a monk with a torch
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | fackla | facklas |
| definite | facklan | facklans | |
| plural | indefinite | facklor | facklors |
| definite | facklorna | facklornas |