Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en aptit

appetite/apˈtiːt/

Meaning

appetite

In Swedish: matlust

Forms

Forms of aptit
Singular, indefiniteen aptit
Singular, definiteaptiten
Plural, indefiniteaptiter
Plural, definiteaptiterna

aptit is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor aptit, den stora aptiten. Check another noun

Practise aptit

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Is it en aptit or ett aptit?

aptit in a sentence

  • ha aptit på livet
    have a zest for life
  • äta med frisk (el. god) aptit
    eat heartily (with relish, gusto)
  • äta något med god aptit
    eat something heartily

Expressions

  • aptiten växer medan man äter
    eating whets the appetite

Words built with aptit

  • aptitretare appetizer, aperitif
  • jätteaptit gigantic appetite
  • aptitretande appetizing

Questions

What does aptit mean in English?

aptit means “appetite”.

Is it en aptit or ett aptit?

It is en aptit, and “the appetite” is aptiten.

What is the plural of aptit?

The plural of aptit is aptiter, and the definite plural is aptiterna.

Similar words

matlust

Origin

Borrowed from German Appetit (“appetite”), from French appétit (“appetite; desire”), from Latin appetītus (“assault; longing, desire”), from appetō (“to strive for, reach after”) + -tus (action noun suffix).

Nearby common words

aptit is number 4,361 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary