Swedish noun

en dialekt

dialect

Meaning

dialect

In Swedish: folkmål (t ex skånska, dalmål)

Forms

Forms of dialekt
Singular, indefiniteen dialekt
Singular, definitedialekten
Plural, indefinitedialekter
Plural, definitedialekterna

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

Practise dialekt

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Is it en dialekt or ett dialekt?

Questions

What does dialekt mean in English?

dialekt means “dialect”.

Is it en dialekt or ett dialekt?

It is en dialekt, and “the dialect” is dialekten.

What is the plural of dialekt?

The plural of dialekt is dialekter, and the definite plural is dialekterna.

Similar words

folkmåltungomål

Origin

dia- + -lekt

Nearby common words

dialekt is number 6,421 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