tjänsteman

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Swedish

Etymology

Affix of tjänst (“service”) +‎ -e- +‎ man (“man”), inherited from Old Swedish þiänista man (“servant”). Attested since 1726.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tjänsteman c

  1. civil servant, clerk, official; a white-collar worker
    Antonym: arbetare (“blue-collar worker”)

Declension

Declension of tjänsteman
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tjänsteman tjänstemans
definite tjänstemannen tjänstemannens
plural indefinite tjänstemän tjänstemäns
definite tjänstemännen tjänstemännens

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