besättning

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Swedish

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Etymology

besätta +‎ -ning

Pronunciation

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Noun

besättning c

  1. a crew, complement, hands; a collection of people who take care of a certain unit (e.g. a ship, aeroplane, military vehicle, fortress)
    Synonym: fartygsbesättning
  2. distribution of roles among a theatre cast
    Synonym: rollbesättning
  3. the composition of an orchestra or choir
    Synonyms: körbesättning, orkesterbesättning, solistbesättning
  4. a herd, a collection of farm animals
    • 2020 November 18, Linda Ekström, SVT Nyheter:
      Hela besättningen, som består av 4500 kalkoner, måste nu avlivas.
      The entire herd, which consists of 4500 turkeys, must now be euthanized.

Declension

Declension of besättning
nominative genitive
singular indefinite besättning besättnings
definite besättningen besättningens
plural indefinite besättningar besättningars
definite besättningarna besättningarnas

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