Swedish noun

ett däggdjur

a mammal, Mammalia

Meaning

a mammal; Mammalia

Forms

Forms of däggdjur
Singular, indefiniteett däggdjur
Singular, definitedäggdjuret
Plural, indefinitedäggdjur
Plural, definitedäggdjuren

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

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Is it en däggdjur or ett däggdjur?

däggdjur in a sentence

  • En katt är ett däggdjur
    A cat is a mammal
  • Alla däggdjur diar sina ungar
    All mammals nurse/suckle their young
  • Alla däggdjur ger di åt sina ungar
    All mammals nurse/suckle their young
  • Däggdjur ger sina ungar di, och alla utom kloakdjuren föder levande ungar
    Mammals nurse/suckle their young, and all except [the] monotremes give birth to live young
  • Igelkottar, björnar och valar tillhör klassen däggdjur
    Hedgehogs, bears, and whales belong to the class Mammalia / the class of mammals

Questions

What does däggdjur mean in English?

däggdjur means “a mammal, Mammalia”.

Is it en däggdjur or ett däggdjur?

It is ett däggdjur, and “the a mammal” is däggdjuret.

What is the plural of däggdjur?

däggdjur doesn't change in the plural: ett däggdjur, två däggdjur (definite: däggdjuren).

Origin

From dägga (“to suckle (rare outside this compound)”) + djur (“animal”), with the first element inherited from Old Swedish dæggia.

Nearby common words

däggdjur is number 8,573 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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