sveitsiläiskaarti

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Etymology

sveitsiläis- +‎ kaarti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋei̯tsilæi̯sˌkɑːrti/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑːrti
  • Hyphenation(key): sveit‧siläis‧kaarti

Noun

sveitsiläiskaarti

  1. (historical) Swiss Guard (mercenary guard consisting of Swiss soldiers seeking their fortune abroad due to the poverty of their home country)
  2. Swiss Guard (pontifical Swiss Guard stationed in Vatican, the only remaining unit of this kind)

Declension

Possessive forms of sveitsiläiskaarti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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