trollkarl

Swedish

Etymology

trolla (“perform magic”) +‎ karl (“man”)

Noun

trollkarl c

  1. a wizard, a magician, a sorcerer (man who can perform supernatural magic)
    Synonym: magiker
    Gandalf är en trollkarl
    Gandalf is a wizard
  2. a magician, a conjurer (performer of magic tricks)
    Synonyms: trollkonstnär, illusionist

Declension

Declension of trollkarl
nominative genitive
singular indefinite trollkarl trollkarls
definite trollkarlen trollkarlens
plural indefinite trollkarlar trollkarlars
definite trollkarlarna trollkarlarnas

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References

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