Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

dyrbar

precious, expensive, valuable

Meaning

precious; expensive; valuable

In Swedish: som kostar mycket, dyr; värdefull

Forms

Forms of dyrbar
Basic form	dyrbar	with en-words
Neuter	dyrbart	with ett-words
Plural and definite	dyrbara	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	dyrbarare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	dyrbarast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does dyrbar mean?

dyrbar in a sentence

tavlan är dyrbar
the painting is valuable
dyrbara vanor
expensive habits

Questions

What does dyrbar mean in English?

dyrbar means “precious, expensive”.

Similar words

värdefull

Origin

Equivalent to dyr + -bar, from Old Swedish dyrbar, from Middle Low German dūrbar.

Nearby common words

dyrbar is number 4,585 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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4,582träsk marsh
4,583smög sneaked, slipped
4,584svans tail
4,586union union
4,587pip spout, peep
4,588närmast closest, nearest, nearly
4,589bromsa brake, apply the brake, put the brake on

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