Swedish noun

ett folkmord

genocide

Meaning

genocide

Forms

Forms of folkmord
Singular, indefiniteett folkmord
Singular, definitefolkmordet
Plural, indefinitefolkmord
Plural, definitefolkmorden

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

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Questions

What does folkmord mean in English?

folkmord means “genocide”.

Is it en folkmord or ett folkmord?

It is ett folkmord, and “the genocide” is folkmordet.

What is the plural of folkmord?

folkmord doesn't change in the plural: ett folkmord, två folkmord (definite: folkmorden).

Origin

folk (“people”) + mord (“murder”).

Nearby common words

folkmord is number 8,909 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