Swedish noun

en design

design/dɛˈsajn/

Meaning

design

In Swedish: (konstnärlig) formgivning

Forms

Forms of design
Singular, indefiniteen design
Singular, definitedesignen
Plural, indefinitedesigner
Plural, definitedesignerna

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

Practise design

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Is it en design or ett design?

Questions

What does design mean in English?

design means “design”.

Is it en design or ett design?

It is en design, and “the design” is designen.

What is the plural of design?

The plural of design is designer, and the definite plural is designerna.

Similar words

formgivningutformningskapa

Origin

Borrowed from English design.

Nearby common words

design is number 5,330 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 5,326fotspår a footprint, a footstep (also figuratively)
  • 5,327pickup pick-up
  • 5,328specialitet specialty
  • 5,329cox a cox
  • 5,331kross crusher (machine that crushes), chipping (fragment broken off from a larger material)
  • 5,332vissla whistle
  • 5,333städad decent
  • 5,334undgå escape
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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