klockare
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish klokkare, klukkare. By surface analysis, klocka (“bell”) + -are (“-er”). Cognate of Norwegian and Danish klokker, German Glöckner, Finnish lukkari.
Noun
[edit]klockare c
- parish clerk and organist
- (historical) lay official at a church with responsibilities comparable to that of a sacristan, verger, sexton, beadle, or precentor
Declension
[edit]Declension of klockare
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | klockare | klockares |
| definite | klockaren | klockarens | |
| plural | indefinite | klockare | klockares |
| definite | klockarna | klockarnas | |