Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett centrum

centre, (center (US))/²sɛnːtrɵm/

Meaning

centre, (center (US))

In Swedish: mittpunkt

Forms

Forms of centrum
Singular, indefiniteett centrum
Singular, definitecentrumet
Plural, indefinitecentrum
Plural, definitecentrumen

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

Practise centrum

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Is it en centrum or ett centrum?

centrum in a sentence

  • stå i centrum för uppmärksamheten
    be the centre of attention
  • Stockholms centrum
    central Stockholm

Words built with centrum

  • stormcentrum storm centre
  • affärscentrum business (shopping) centre

Questions

What does centrum mean in English?

centrum means “centre, (center (US))”.

Is it en centrum or ett centrum?

It is ett centrum, and “the centre” is centrumet.

What is the plural of centrum?

centrum doesn't change in the plural: ett centrum, två centrum (definite: centrumen).

Similar words

mittmittpunktcitymitten

Origin

Borrowed from Latin centrum.

Nearby common words

centrum is number 3,172 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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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