hjälte

See also: Hjalte

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German helt, from Old Saxon helid, from Proto-West Germanic *haliþ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛlˌtɛ/
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Noun

hjälte c (feminine: hjältinna)

  1. a hero, a person (of any sex) of great bravery
  2. the main male protagonist in a work of fiction

Declension

Declension of hjälte
nominative genitive
singular indefinite hjälte hjältes
definite hjälten hjältens
plural indefinite hjältar hjältars
definite hjältarna hjältarnas

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