en fjäder
Meaning
feather(s); spring
In Swedish: del av fågelns dräkt, fjun, dun
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fjäder |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fjädern |
| Plural, indefinite | fjädrar |
| Plural, definite | fjädrarna |
fjäder is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fjäder, den stora fjädern. Check another noun
Practise fjäder
1 / 2Is it en fjäder or ett fjäder?
fjäder in a sentence
- bilen har dåliga fjädrarthe car's springs are bad
- Fåglar har fjädrarBirds have feathers
- Fjädern skapas med falshyvel.The tongue is created with a rebate plane.
Expressions
- en fjäder i hattena feather in one's hat
Words built with fjäder
- fjäderfä poultry, fowl
- hönsfjäder chicken feather
Questions
What does fjäder mean in English?
fjäder means “feather(s), spring”.
Is it en fjäder or ett fjäder?
It is en fjäder, and “the feather” is fjädern.
What is the plural of fjäder?
The plural of fjäder is fjädrar, and the definite plural is fjädrarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish fiädher, fiæþer, from Old Norse fjǫðr (“feather”), from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).
Nearby common words
fjäder is number 4,835 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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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

