chaufför
See also: chauffør
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French chauffeur (“chauffeur, originally fireman, stoker”), from chauffer (“heat, warm up”) + -eur, equivalent to echauffera + -ör.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɧɔˈfœːr/, /ɧaˈfœːr/
Audio (file)
Noun
chaufför c
- chauffeur, driver
- (dated, originally) fireman, stoker; the one who fires (puts heat to) the automobile
Declension
| Declension of chaufför | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | chaufför | chauffören | chaufförer | chaufförerna |
| Genitive | chaufförs | chaufförens | chaufförers | chaufförernas |
Related terms
- echauffemang
References
- chaufför in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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