vedersakare

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Widersacher, equivalent to veder- (“against”) +‎ sak (“dispute”) +‎ -are (“-er”). Cognate of English withersake.

Noun

vedersakare c

1. opponent, rival, adversary, critic

   Synonym: ovän

Declension

Declension of vedersakare
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vedersakare	vedersakaren	vedersakare	vedersakarna
Genitive	vedersakares	vedersakarens	vedersakares	vedersakarnas

References

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