English Explanatory Dictionary

Swedish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland, and by a very small minority in Estonia.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Sweden.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Swedish language.

Pronunciation

swē'dĭsh /ˈswiː.dɪʃ/ en-uk-Swedish.ogg

Word forms

Swedish Swedishes

Etymology

From Swede + -ish. Cognate with Dutch Zweeds, German Schwedisch.

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Swedish terms Swede Sweden

Derived words

Finland Swedish Old Swedish Rinkeby Swedish Swedishize Swedish bitters Swedish Blue Swedish drink Swedish fish Swedishization Swedish ladder Swedish limpa bread Swedishly Swedish massage Swedish meatball Swedish mile Swedishness Swedish relay Swedish Rite Swedish rye bread Swedish Sign Language Swedish sumac Swedish torch Swedish turnip Swenglish
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