luftslott
Swedish
Etymology
luft (“air”) + slott (“castle”). Compare with English build castles in the air, Italian fare castelli in aria, German Luftschloss, French bâtir des châteaux en Espagne, and Polish budować zamki na lodzie.
Noun
luftslott n
- castle in the air, pipe dream
- bygga luftslott ― to have unrealistic dreams of the future (literally, “build aircastles”)
Declension
| Declension of luftslott | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | luftslott | luftslottet | luftslott | luftslotten |
| Genitive | luftslotts | luftslottets | luftslotts | luftslottens |
Related terms
References
- luftslott in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- luftslott in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- luftslott in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- luft (1) in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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