"fack" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

Audio: Sv-fack.ogg
Etymology: From German Fach (“compartment, drawer”), from Proto-Germanic *faką (“division, department, space”). Etymology templates: {{der|sv|de|Fach||compartment, drawer}} German Fach (“compartment, drawer”), {{der|sv|gem-pro|*faką||division, department, space}} Proto-Germanic *faką (“division, department, space”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=n|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} fack n, {{sv-noun|n}} fack n Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-n-zero}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], fack [indefinite, nominative, singular], facks [genitive, indefinite, singular], facket [definite, nominative, singular], fackets [definite, genitive, singular], fack [indefinite, nominative, plural], facks [genitive, indefinite, plural], facken [definite, nominative, plural], fackens [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a compartment, a box, a slot (often one of several) Tags: neuter Related terms (compartment): bankfack, frysfack, handskfack, lönnfack, postfack
    Sense id: en-fack-sv-noun-IsqXqi9r Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 15 39 46 Disambiguation of 'compartment': 64 29 7
  2. a trade, a profession, a subject of expertise (seen as a compartment of the larger work life) Tags: neuter Synonyms: gebit Related terms (trade): fackansluten, fackförbund, fackförening, fackidiot, facklig, facklitteratur, fackombud, fackpamp, fackspråk
    Sense id: en-fack-sv-noun-kq0Qcglw Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 15 39 46 Disambiguation of 'trade': 0 64 36
  3. (informal) clipping of fackförening (“trade union, labor union”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, neuter Alternative form of: fackförening (extra: trade union, labor union)
    Sense id: en-fack-sv-noun-6vt7~hHx Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 15 39 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: placera någon i ett fack

Inflected forms

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