klockars

This is the 6144th most frequent Swedish word.


klockars

"Klockars" is an old Swedish term meaning "sexton," a church officer responsible for maintenance and sometimes performing duties like ringing the church bell.


The word 'klockars' here is used as a noun referring to a person who performed church-related tasks, indicating an occupation.

Min farfar var en klockars i byn.

My grandfather was a sexton in the village.


'klockars' is used to describe the role or responsibilities associated with ringing the church bells.

Som klockars ansvarade han för klockringning.

As a sexton, he was responsible for ringing the bells.


Here, 'klockars' is a possessive noun, indicating that the work being described is that of the sexton.

Klockars arbete kräver stor noggrannhet.

The work of a sexton demands great precision.