Swedish adjective · noun· top 2,000 most common

gjord

made, doneAlso the past participle of göra./jʊɖː/

gjord as an adjective

Meaning

made, done

Forms

Forms of gjord
Basic formgjordwith en-words
Neutergjortwith ett-words
Plural and definitegjordaplural nouns, and after den / det / de

gjord as a noun(en gjord)

Meaning

a girth (belt around a horse)

Forms

Forms of gjord
Singular, indefiniteen gjord
Singular, definitegjorden
Plural, indefinitegjordar
Plural, definitegjordarna

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

Practise gjord

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What does gjord mean?

gjord in a sentence

  • som gjorda för varann
    as if made for each other

Questions

What does gjord mean in English?

gjord means “made, done”.

Is it en gjord or ett gjord?

It is en gjord, and “the a girth” is gjorden.

What is the plural of gjord?

The plural of gjord is gjordar, and the definite plural is gjordarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish giorþ, from Old Norse gjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *gerdō.

Nearby common words

gjord is number 1,426 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. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary