Swedish noun

en fiol

violin, fiddle

Meaning

violin; fiddle

In Swedish: ett musikinstrument

Forms

Forms of fiol
Singular, indefinite	en fiol
Singular, definite	fiolen
Plural, indefinite	fioler
Plural, definite	fiolerna

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

Practise fiol

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Is it en fiol or ett fiol?

Expressions

spela första fiolen
play first fiddle (violin)

Words built with fiol

fiolspelare violinist, fiddler
altfiol viola

Questions

What does fiol mean in English?

fiol means “violin, fiddle”.

Is it en fiol or ett fiol?

It is en fiol, and “the violin” is fiolen.

What is the plural of fiol?

The plural of fiol is fioler, and the definite plural is fiolerna.

Similar words

fela

Nearby common words

fiol is number 7,648 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,644knytnäve a fist
7,645slappa relax, take it easy
7,646fyrverkerier fire-works, fireworks
7,647attentat (attempted) assassination, attack
7,650ränna run about, run back and forth, gad about
7,651skalpell scalpel
7,652sound sound
7,653traktor tractor

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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