rovriddare
Swedish
Etymology
rov + riddare. Compare German Raubritter, Dutch roofridder.
Noun
rovriddare c
- (historical) robber knight, knight of the road
- (figuratively) robber baron
Declension
Declension of rovriddare | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rovriddare | rovriddaren | rovriddare | rovriddarna |
Genitive | rovriddares | rovriddarens | rovriddares | rovriddarnas |
References
- rovriddare in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rovriddare in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rovriddare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)