hjälte
See also: Hjalte
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German helt, from Old Saxon helid, from Proto-Germanic *haliþaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛlˌtɛ/
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Noun
hjälte c (feminine: hjältinna)
- a hero, a person (of any sex) of great bravery
- the main male protagonist in a work of fiction
Declension
| Declension of hjälte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hjälte | hjälten | hjältar | hjältarna |
| Genitive | hjältes | hjältens | hjältars | hjältarnas |