Swedish noun

en bikini

bikini/bɪˈkiːnɪ/

Meaning

bikini

In Swedish: tvådelad baddräkt

Forms

Forms of bikini
Singular, indefiniteen bikini
Singular, definitebikinin
Plural, indefinitebikinier
Plural, definitebikiniernas

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

Practise bikini

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Is it en bikini or ett bikini?

Questions

What does bikini mean in English?

bikini means “bikini”.

Is it en bikini or ett bikini?

It is en bikini, and “the bikini” is bikinin.

What is the plural of bikini?

The plural of bikini is bikinier, and the definite plural is bikiniernas.

Origin

Borrowed from French bikini.

Nearby common words

bikini is number 7,421 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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