Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett öre

penny

Meaning

penny

In Swedish: en myntsort

Forms

Forms of öre
Singular, indefiniteett öre
Singular, definiteöret
Plural, indefiniteören
Plural, definiteörena

öre is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort öre, det stora öret. Check another noun

Practise öre

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Is it en öre or ett öre?

öre in a sentence

  • det stämmer på öret
    right to the (last) öre

Words built with öre

  • 50-öreskola 50-öre toffee

Questions

What does öre mean in English?

öre means “penny”.

Is it en öre or ett öre?

It is ett öre, and “the penny” is öret.

What is the plural of öre?

The plural of öre is ören, and the definite plural is örena.

Origin

From Old Norse eyrir, from Proto-Germanic *aurijaz.

Nearby common words

öre is number 4,881 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary