luftslott

Swedish

Etymology

luft (“air”) +‎ slott (“castle”). Compare with English build castles in the air, Italian fare castelli in aria, German Luftschloss, French bâtir des châteaux en Espagne, and Polish budować zamki na lodzie.

Noun

luftslott n

  1. castle in the air, pipe dream
    bygga luftslott ― to have unrealistic dreams of the future (literally, “build aircastles”)

Declension

Declension of luftslott
nominative genitive
singular indefinite luftslott luftslotts
definite luftslottet luftslottets
plural indefinite luftslott luftslotts
definite luftslotten luftslottens

References

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