Swedish noun

en diligens

stage-coach

Meaning

stage-coach

Forms

Forms of diligens
Singular, indefinite	en diligens
Singular, definite	diligensen
Plural, indefinite	diligenser
Plural, definite	diligenserna

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

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Is it en diligens or ett diligens?

Questions

What does diligens mean in English?

diligens means “stage-coach”.

Is it en diligens or ett diligens?

It is en diligens, and “the stage-coach” is diligensen.

What is the plural of diligens?

The plural of diligens is diligenser, and the definite plural is diligenserna.

Origin

Borrowed from French diligence.

Nearby common words

diligens is number 9,341 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,337talare speaker
9,338justering adjustment
9,339dominant dominant
9,340civilist civilian
9,342bitcoin bitcoin (a digital currency used for payments over the internet)
9,343dolka to dagger (stab with a dagger)
9,344anpassad adapted, tailor-made
9,345återfall relapse

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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