Swedish noun

ett flygvapen

an air force

Meaning

an air force

Forms

Forms of flygvapen
Singular, indefiniteett flygvapen
Singular, definiteflygvapnet
Plural, indefiniteflygvapen
Plural, definiteflygvapnen

flygvapen is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort flygvapen, det stora flygvapnet. Check another noun

Practise flygvapen

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Is it en flygvapen or ett flygvapen?

Questions

What does flygvapen mean in English?

flygvapen means “an air force”.

Is it en flygvapen or ett flygvapen?

It is ett flygvapen, and “the an air force” is flygvapnet.

What is the plural of flygvapen?

flygvapen doesn't change in the plural: ett flygvapen, två flygvapen (definite: flygvapnen).

Origin

flyga + vapen, attested since 1914.

Nearby common words

flygvapen is number 6,300 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. Browse the dictionary