ilfart

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ila (hurry, speed) +‎ fart (speed)

Noun[edit]

ilfart c

  1. great (hurried) speed (due to an urgent situation)
    Hon fördes i ilfart till sjukhuset
    She was rushed ("was brought in ilfart") to the hospital
    En mur hade byggts i ilfart när man fick bud om att monstren nalkades staden
    A wall had been built post-haste when word came that the monsters were approaching the city

Usage notes[edit]

Usually as "i/med ilfart."

Declension[edit]

Declension of ilfart 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative ilfart ilfarten
Genitive ilfarts ilfartens

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