en heder
Meaning
honour, (honor (US)); credit
In Swedish: anseende på grund av goda karaktärsegenskaper
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en heder |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hedern |
heder is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor heder, den stora hedern. Check another noun
Practise heder
1 / 1Is it en heder or ett heder?
heder in a sentence
- på heder och samvetesolemnly
- vara en heder för sina föräldrarbe a credit to one's parents
Expressions
- komma till hederscome into favour again
Words built with heder
- ämbetsheder official integrity
- hedersmedlem honorary member
- hedersbetygelse mark of respect
Questions
What does heder mean in English?
heder means “honour, (honor (US)), credit”.
Is it en heder or ett heder?
It is en heder, and “the honour” is hedern.
Origin
From Old Swedish hēdher, from Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kayt-, *(s)kaydʰ-.
Nearby common words
heder is number 3,096 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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