Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en cowboy

cowboy/ˈkaʊ̯bɔj/

Meaning

cowboy

In Swedish: amerikansk ridande boskapsskötare

Forms

Forms of cowboy
Singular, indefiniteen cowboy
Singular, definitecowboyen
Plural, indefinitecowboys
Plural, definitecowboyerna

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

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Is it en cowboy or ett cowboy?

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Questions

What does cowboy mean in English?

cowboy means “cowboy”.

Is it en cowboy or ett cowboy?

It is en cowboy, and “the cowboy” is cowboyen.

What is the plural of cowboy?

The plural of cowboy is cowboys, and the definite plural is cowboyerna.

Origin

Borrowed from English cowboy.

Nearby common words

cowboy is number 3,218 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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