Swedish noun

en gästfrihet

hospitality, hospitableness (the quality of being welcoming and generous towards guests)/jɛstfriːheːt/

Meaning

hospitality, hospitableness (the quality of being welcoming and generous towards guests)

Forms

Forms of gästfrihet
Singular, indefiniteen gästfrihet
Singular, definitegästfriheten
Plural, indefinitegästfriheter
Plural, definitegästfriheterna

gästfrihet is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor gästfrihet, den stora gästfriheten. Check another noun

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Is it en gästfrihet or ett gästfrihet?

Questions

What does gästfrihet mean in English?

gästfrihet means “hospitality, hospitableness (the quality of being welcoming and generous towards guests)”.

Is it en gästfrihet or ett gästfrihet?

It is en gästfrihet, and “the hospitality” is gästfriheten.

What is the plural of gästfrihet?

The plural of gästfrihet is gästfriheter, and the definite plural is gästfriheterna.

Origin

From gästfri (“hospitable”, adjective) + -het (noun-forming suffix).

Nearby common words

gästfrihet is number 6,515 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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