hovman

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of hov (“royal court”) +‎ man. Cognate of Danish hofmand.

Noun

hovman c

courtier (person in attendance in a royal court)

Declension

Declension of hovman
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hovman	hovmannen	hovmän	hovmännen
Genitive	hovmans	hovmannens	hovmäns	hovmännens

Derived terms

hovmannamässig

Related terms

hovdam

Further reading

hovman in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

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