krigsbyte

Swedish

Etymology

krig +‎ -s- +‎ byte (“loot; booty”). First attested in 1712.

Noun

krigsbyte n

spoils of war

Usage notes

Unlike English, singular as well as plural.

Declension

Declension of krigsbyte
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	krigsbyte	krigsbytet	krigsbyten	krigsbytena
Genitive	krigsbytes	krigsbytets	krigsbytens	krigsbytenas

References

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

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