Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common
civil
civilian, civil/sɪˈviːl/
Meaning
civilian; civil
In Swedish: som rör medborgare i allmänhet; icke-militär
Forms
| Basic form | civil | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | civilt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | civila | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
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civil in a sentence
- Vad är du i det civila?What are you (do you do) in civilian life?
- civila klädercivilian clothing, plain clothes
- civil vigselcivil marriage
- civil begravningsecular burial
- två civilatwo civilians
Words built with civil
- civilmotstånd civil disobedience
- civilförsvar civil defence
- civilrätt civil law
- civilbefolkning civilian population
- civilmål civil case
Questions
What does civil mean in English?
civil means “civilian, civil”.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis.
Nearby common words
civil is number 2,494 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. Browse the dictionary