Swedish noun

en avbild

image, copy, representation

Meaning

image; copy; representation

In Swedish: kopia

Forms

Forms of avbild
Singular, indefiniteen avbild
Singular, definiteavbilden
Plural, indefiniteavbilder
Plural, definiteavbilderna

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

Practise avbild

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Is it en avbild or ett avbild?

avbild in a sentence

  • hon är en avbild av sin mor
    she is the very image of her mother
  • Gud skapade människan till sin avbild
    God made man in His image
  • Och Gud sade: »Låt oss göra människor till vår avbild, till att vara oss lika
    And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness (Genesis 1:26)

Questions

What does avbild mean in English?

avbild means “image, copy”.

Is it en avbild or ett avbild?

It is en avbild, and “the image” is avbilden.

What is the plural of avbild?

The plural of avbild is avbilder, and the definite plural is avbilderna.

Similar words

kopia

Origin

av + bild or from the verb avbilda (“to depict”), like German Abbild

Nearby common words

avbild is number 8,652 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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