Swedish adjective· top 2,000 most common

fattig

poor/ˈfaˌtɪɡ/

Meaning

poor

In Swedish: (nästan) utan pengar, utblottad

Forms

Forms of fattig
Basic form	fattig	with en-words
Neuter	fattigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	fattiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	fattigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	fattigast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise fattig

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What does fattig mean?

fattig in a sentence

en fattig människa
a poor person
ett fattigt land
a poor country

Questions

What does fattig mean in English?

fattig means “poor”.

Similar words

barskrapadpåver

Origin

From Old Norse fátœkr.

Nearby common words

fattig is number 1,947 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,943butik store (US), shop
1,944strida fight, conflict with
1,945still still
1,946förhör questioning, interview
1,948likadan similar
1,949trasig torn
1,950döende dying, moribund, dying
1,951smak taste; flavour, taste

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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