skötare

Swedish

Etymology

sköta + -are

Noun

skötare c (feminine sköterska)

  1. a keeper (of animals), a maintainer
  2. a (male) nurse

Usage notes

  • It is more common that the female form sköterska is used for nurses of both genders.

Declension

Declension of skötare 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skötare skötaren skötare skötarna
Genitive skötares skötarens skötares skötarnas
  • barnskötare
  • boskapsskötare
  • djurskötare
  • fastighetsskötare
  • mentalskötare
  • renskötare
  • sjukskötare
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