fånge

See also: fange, Fange, and Fänge

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fange, faange, fonge, from Old Norse fangi. Compare Danish fange and Icelandic fangi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

fånge c

prisoner (person incarcerated in a prison)
Fångarna försökte fly från fängelset.
The prisoners tried to escape from jail.
prisoner (person held against his or her will)

Declension

Declension of fånge
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fånge	fången	fångar	fångarna
Genitive	fånges	fångens	fångars	fångarnas

Derived terms

fångeshandling
fångvaktare
krigsfånge
livstidsfånge
politisk fånge
samvetsfånge
till fånga

Related terms

Further reading

fånge in Svensk ordbok.

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