Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en farmor

a paternal grandmother

Meaning

a paternal grandmother

Forms

Forms of farmor
Singular, indefiniteen farmor
Singular, definitefarmodern
Plural, indefinitefarmödrar
Plural, definitefarmödrarna

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

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Is it en farmor or ett farmor?

Questions

What does farmor mean in English?

farmor means “a paternal grandmother”.

Is it en farmor or ett farmor?

It is en farmor, and “the a paternal grandmother” is farmodern.

What is the plural of farmor?

The plural of farmor is farmödrar, and the definite plural is farmödrarna.

Origin

far + mor

Nearby common words

farmor is number 1,762 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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