Swedish noun

en gröt

porridge/ɡrøːt/

Meaning

porridge

In Swedish: maträtt kokt av mjöl eller gryn och vätska

Forms

Forms of gröt
Singular, indefiniteen gröt
Singular, definitegröten
Plural, indefinitegrötar
Plural, definitegrötarna

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

Practise gröt

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Is it en gröt or ett gröt?

Words built with gröt

  • risgrynsgröt rice pudding
  • grötfat porridge bowl

Questions

What does gröt mean in English?

gröt means “porridge”.

Is it en gröt or ett gröt?

It is en gröt, and “the porridge” is gröten.

What is the plural of gröt?

The plural of gröt is grötar, and the definite plural is grötarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish grøter, from Old Norse grautr.

Nearby common words

gröt is number 6,821 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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