en faster
Meaning
aunt
In Swedish: pappas syster eller pappas brors fru
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en faster |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fastern |
| Plural, indefinite | fastrar |
| Plural, definite | fastrarna |
faster is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor faster, den stora fastern. Check another noun
Practise faster
1 / 2Is it en faster or ett faster?
Questions
What does faster mean in English?
faster means “aunt”.
Is it en faster or ett faster?
It is en faster, and “the aunt” is fastern.
What is the plural of faster?
The plural of faster is fastrar, and the definite plural is fastrarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish faþur systir, faþersyster, from Old Norse fǫðursystir.
Nearby common words
faster is number 2,509 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 2,505reaktion reaction
- 2,506förolämpa insult, affront, offend
- 2,507bruten broken
- 2,508representera represent
- 2,510släpa haul, drag
- 2,511vinge wing
- 2,512enbart only, alone, solely
- 2,513undersökning examination, investigation
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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