klockare

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish klokkare, klukkare. By surface analysis, klocka (“bell”) +‎ -are (“-er”). Cognate of Norwegian and Danish klokker, German Glöckner, Finnish lukkari.

Noun

klockare c

  1. parish clerk and organist
  2. (historical) lay official at a church with responsibilities comparable to that of a sacristan, verger, sexton, beadle, or precentor

Declension

Declension of klockare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite klockare klockares
definite klockaren klockarens
plural indefinite klockare klockares
definite klockarna klockarnas

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