en flit
Meaning
diligence
In Swedish: arbetsamhet
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en flit |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | fliten |
flit is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor flit, den stora fliten. Check another noun
Practise flit
1 / 1Is it en flit or ett flit?
flit in a sentence
- där flitens lampa brinnerwhere [someone] works long hours
Expressions
- göra något med flitdo something on purpose
Questions
What does flit mean in English?
flit means “diligence”.
Is it en flit or ett flit?
It is en flit, and “the diligence” is fliten.
Similar words
avsiktligtarbetsamhet
Origin
From Old Swedish flit, from Middle Low German vlīt, vlît, from Old Saxon *flīt, from Proto-West Germanic *flīt, from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, for which compare *flītan (“to strive”).
Nearby common words
flit is number 3,860 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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