Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en dräkt

costume, dress, suit/drɛkt/

Meaning

costume; dress; suit

In Swedish: klädsel, kläder

Forms

Forms of dräkt
Singular, indefiniteen dräkt
Singular, definitedräkten
Plural, indefinitedräkter
Plural, definitedräkterna

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

Practise dräkt

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Is it en dräkt or ett dräkt?

dräkt in a sentence

  • bibeln i modern språklig dräkt
    the Bible in modern language
  • dräkter från medeltiden
    clothing of the Middle Ages
  • Ska jag ta dräkt eller klänning?
    Shall I wear a suit or a dress?

Words built with dräkt

  • folkdräkt folk (national, traditional) costume
  • baddräkt bathing suit
  • dräktjacka suit jacket

Questions

What does dräkt mean in English?

dräkt means “costume, dress”.

Is it en dräkt or ett dräkt?

It is en dräkt, and “the costume” is dräkten.

What is the plural of dräkt?

The plural of dräkt is dräkter, and the definite plural is dräkterna.

Similar words

utstyrselklädedräktplagg

Nearby common words

dräkt is number 2,364 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,359beroende dependent on
  • 2,360fotboll soccer (US), football (UK); a team sport, football; the ball used in any game called football/soccer; if not clarified, usually the ball in association football.
  • 2,361tant aunt, lady
  • 2,362lex Used before a given name to form names, often informal, for certain laws.
  • 2,365lider hut, shed
  • 2,366locka entice, curl
  • 2,367förgöra destroy, put to death
  • 2,368förhöra questioning, interrogation
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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