Swedish noun

ett dåd

crime, exploit/doːd/

Meaning

crime; exploit

In Swedish: förbrytelse

Forms

Forms of dåd
Singular, indefiniteett dåd
Singular, definitedådet
Plural, indefinitedåd
Plural, definitedåden

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

Practise dåd

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Is it en dåd or ett dåd?

dåd in a sentence

  • terroristernas bombdåd
    the terrorists' bombing (literally, "bomb deed, " hinging on "dåd" usually having a more negative ring in Swedish)
  • Han hade huggit ner fem människor och sedan sprungit från platsen där dådet utförts
    He had stabbed five people and then run from the scene of the attack

Words built with dåd

  • stordåd grand achievement, great exploit
  • illdåd wicked deed

Questions

What does dåd mean in English?

dåd means “crime, exploit”.

Is it en dåd or ett dåd?

It is ett dåd, and “the crime” is dådet.

What is the plural of dåd?

dåd doesn't change in the plural: ett dåd, två dåd (definite: dåden).

Similar words

gärning

Origin

From Old Swedish dāþ, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”).

Nearby common words

dåd is number 6,868 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,864härbärge hostel, implication
  • 6,865kroppsdelar body-parts, bodypart
  • 6,866uppröra shock
  • 6,867lydde obeyed
  • 6,869förman foreman, supervisor
  • 6,870kapital grave, utter, all-encompassing; which does not contain a lot of success or correctness
  • 6,871själsfrände soul mate
  • 6,872research An act of searching in archives and other sources for background information related to someone or something specific (often for newspapers, radio, or TV).
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