flottilj

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French flottille. Attested since 1740.

Noun

flottilj c

1. a fleet of fighter aircraft (consisting of 2-4 divisions with 8-12 planes each)
2. (nautical) a flotilla

Declension

Declension of flottilj

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	flottilj	flottiljs
	definite	flottiljen	flottiljens
plural	indefinite	flottiljer	flottiljers
	definite	flottiljerna	flottiljernas

See also

• flotta

References

• flottilj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flottilj in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• flottilj in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)