en fjäril
Meaning
butterfly
In Swedish: en insekt med stora vackra vingar
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en fjäril |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fjärilen |
| Plural, indefinite | fjärilar |
| Plural, definite | fjärilarna |
fjäril is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor fjäril, den stora fjärilen. Check another noun
Practise fjäril
1 / 2Is it en fjäril or ett fjäril?
fjäril in a sentence
- simma fjärilswim butterfly
Expressions
- ha fjärilar i magenhave butterflies in one's stomach
Words built with fjäril
- fjärilshåv butterfly net
Questions
What does fjäril mean in English?
fjäril means “butterfly”.
Is it en fjäril or ett fjäril?
It is en fjäril, and “the butterfly” is fjärilen.
What is the plural of fjäril?
The plural of fjäril is fjärilar, and the definite plural is fjärilarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish fiædhal, from Old Norse fiðrildi from the older term fífrildi, from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ *fīfildǭ (“butterfly”), from Proto-Indo-European *pāpel-, *pe(i)pel- (“butterfly”).
Nearby common words
fjäril is number 4,393 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,389generationer generations
- 4,390mängder quantities, amounts
- 4,391utställning exhibition
- 4,392bonus bonus
- 4,394höjdare bigwig
- 4,395sannerligen indeed, really; certainly
- 4,396spika nail
- 4,397ödsla waste
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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