biktbarn

Swedish

Etymology

From bikt +‎ barn.

Noun

biktbarn n

  1. a penitent (one under the direction of a confessor)
    Coordinate term: biktfader
    • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes [Catechism of the Catholic Church]‎[1], Catholica, archived from the original on 16 January 2026, §1467:
      [Biktfadern] har absolut tystnadsplikt när det gäller de synder som hans biktbarn bekänner för honom.
      The confessor is bound to keep absolute secrecy regarding the sins that his penitents have confessed to him.

Declension

Declension of biktbarn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite biktbarn biktbarns
definite biktbarnet biktbarnets
plural indefinite biktbarn biktbarns
definite biktbarnen biktbarnens

References

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