Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett dussin

dozen/²dɵsɪn/

Meaning

dozen

In Swedish: tolv stycken

Forms

Forms of dussin
Singular, indefinite	ett dussin
Singular, definite	dussinet
Plural, indefinite	dussin
Plural, definite	dussinen

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

Practise dussin

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Is it en dussin or ett dussin?

dussin in a sentence

dussinet fullt
a full dozen
ett halvt dussin kaffekoppar
a half-dozen coffee cups

Words built with dussin

dussinvara cheap (inferior) article
dussinmänniska commonplace person, (average joe)
dussintals dozens (and dozens)

Questions

What does dussin mean in English?

dussin means “dozen”.

Is it en dussin or ett dussin?

It is ett dussin, and “the dozen” is dussinet.

What is the plural of dussin?

dussin doesn't change in the plural: ett dussin, två dussin (definite: dussinen).

Nearby common words

dussin is number 2,920 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,916värst worst, particularly
2,917leksak a toy
2,918vinda squint
2,919stormen the tempest, the storm
2,921sikte sight
2,922produkt product
2,923söderut southwards
2,924envis obstinate, stubborn, persistent

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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