Swedish noun

en artighet

politeness

Meaning

politeness

Forms

Forms of artighet
Singular, indefinite	en artighet
Singular, definite	artigheten
Plural, indefinite	artigheter
Plural, definite	artigheterna

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

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artighet in a sentence

utbyte av artigheter
exchange of pleasantries

Questions

What does artighet mean in English?

artighet means “politeness”.

Is it en artighet or ett artighet?

It is en artighet, and “the politeness” is artigheten.

What is the plural of artighet?

The plural of artighet is artigheter, and the definite plural is artigheterna.

Origin

artig + -het.

Nearby common words

artighet is number 8,779 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

8,775hö hay
8,776splitter splinter
8,777vikarie substitute
8,778arbetsdag work day, working day
8,780trummis a drummer (person who (professionally) plays the drums)
8,781republikan republican
8,782mottaga dated form of motta
8,783anseende regard, concerning

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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