fackla

Swedish

en tänd fackla [a lit torch]

Etymology

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

fackla c

1. 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

Declension of fackla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fackla	facklas
	definite	facklan	facklans
plural	indefinite	facklor	facklors
	definite	facklorna	facklornas

Derived terms

• brandfackla
• fackeltåg
• olympisk fackla

References

• fackla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fackla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fackla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)