Swedish noun

ett blodbad

bloodbath, massacre

Meaning

bloodbath, massacre

Forms

Forms of blodbad
Singular, indefiniteett blodbad
Singular, definiteblodbadet
Plural, indefiniteblodbad
Plural, definiteblodbaden

blodbad is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort blodbad, det stora blodbadet. Check another noun

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Is it en blodbad or ett blodbad?

Questions

What does blodbad mean in English?

blodbad means “bloodbath, massacre”.

Is it en blodbad or ett blodbad?

It is ett blodbad, and “the bloodbath” is blodbadet.

What is the plural of blodbad?

blodbad doesn't change in the plural: ett blodbad, två blodbad (definite: blodbaden).

Origin

From Old Swedish blodhbadh, equivalent to blod + bad.

Nearby common words

blodbad is number 6,747 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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