eldsjäl

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

eld (fire) +‎ själ (soul). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk eldsjel and Norwegian Bokmål ildsjel

Noun[edit]

eldsjäl c

  1. someone very passionate (when it comes to some cause), an enthusiast
    Skidbacken brukar prepareras utan ersättning av några lokala eldsjälar
    The ski slope is usually prepared without compensation by a few local enthusiasts

Declension[edit]

Declension of eldsjäl 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative eldsjäl eldsjälen eldsjälar eldsjälarna
Genitive eldsjäls eldsjälens eldsjälars eldsjälarnas

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