klockare
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish klokkare, klukkare. By surface analysis, klocka (“bell”) + -are (“-er”). Cognate of Norwegian and Danish klokker, German Glöckner, Finnish lukkari.
Noun
klockare c
- parish clerk and organist
- (historical) lay official at a church with responsibilities comparable to that of a sacristan, verger, sexton, beadle, or precentor
Declension
| Declension of klockare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | klockare | klockaren | klockare | klockarna |
| Genitive | klockares | klockarens | klockares | klockarnas |
Derived terms
- klockarfar
- klockarkatt
- klockarkärlek
- när det regnar på prästen så skvätter det på klockaren
Further reading
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