Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en artist

artist, artiste

Meaning

artist; artiste

In Swedish: konstnär; skådespelare

Forms

Forms of artist
Singular, indefinite	en artist
Singular, definite	artisten
Plural, indefinite	artister
Plural, definite	artisterna

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

Practise artist

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Is it en artist or ett artist?

artist in a sentence

cirkusartister
circus performers

Words built with artist

cirkusartist circus performer

Questions

What does artist mean in English?

artist means “artist, artiste”.

Is it en artist or ett artist?

It is en artist, and “the artist” is artisten.

What is the plural of artist?

The plural of artist is artister, and the definite plural is artisterna.

Nearby common words

artist is number 3,780 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

3,776garde guards
3,777langare pusher
3,778sjätte sixth
3,779syna inspect, survey
3,781utav out of, synonym of av
3,782hugg blow, stroke
3,783gala crow
3,784nunna nun

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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