konstapel
Swedish
Etymology
Ultimately from Old French conestable, cunestable, univerbation of Late Latin comes stabulī, litr. "stable mate" or "stable companion".
Noun
konstapel c
- (somewhat dated) constable
Usage notes
Not longer an official term. Replaced by polisassistent (“police assistant”).
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | konstapel | konstapels |
| definite | konstapeln | konstapelns | |
| plural | indefinite | konstaplar | konstaplars |
| definite | konstaplarna | konstaplarnas |
Derived terms
- poliskonstapel