Swedish noun

en härlighet

delight, glory, majesty, splendor

Meaning

delight; glory, majesty, splendor

Forms

Forms of härlighet
Singular, indefiniteen härlighet
Singular, definitehärligheten
Plural, indefinitehärligheter
Plural, definitehärligheterna

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

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Is it en härlighet or ett härlighet?

härlighet in a sentence

  • ett land välsignat med alla Söderns härligheter
    a country blessed with all the delights of the South (Strindberg)
  • Då stod en Herrens ängel framför dem, och Herrens härlighet kringstrålade dem; och de blevo mycket förskräckta
    And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. (Luke 2:9)

Questions

What does härlighet mean in English?

härlighet means “delight, glory, majesty, splendor”.

Is it en härlighet or ett härlighet?

It is en härlighet, and “the delight” is härligheten.

What is the plural of härlighet?

The plural of härlighet is härligheter, and the definite plural is härligheterna.

Origin

härlig + -het

Nearby common words

härlighet is number 9,372 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