fältherre

Swedish

Etymology

Calque of German Feldherr, equivalent to fält (“field”) +‎ herre (“lord; master”).

Noun

fältherre c

commander-in-chief
Synonym: härförare

Usage notes

Mostly used informally for describing historical circumstances.

Declension

Declension of fältherre
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fältherre	fältherren	fältherrar	fältherrarna
Genitive	fältherres	fältherrens	fältherrars	fältherrarnas

References

fältherre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
fältherre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
fältherre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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