läkare
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Swedish
Etymology
From late Old Swedish lǣkiare, remade (by way of the agent suffix -are) from earlier Old Swedish lǣkir, from (east) Old Norse *lækir (cf. Old West Norse læknir), from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz. Equivalent to läka (“heal”) + -are (“-er”). Identical in formation to Norwegian Nynorsk lækjar and Proto-Slavic *lěkařь.
Pronunciation
Noun
läkare c
Declension
| Declension of läkare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | läkare | läkaren | läkare | läkarna |
| Genitive | läkares | läkarens | läkares | läkarnas |
Descendants
- → Finnish: lääkäri
See also
- helare (“healer (in the English sense)”)