Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en helikopter

helicopter

Meaning

helicopter

In Swedish: ett slags flygplan

Forms

Forms of helikopter
Singular, indefiniteen helikopter
Singular, definitehelikoptern
Plural, indefinitehelikoptrar
Plural, definitehelikoptrarna

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

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Is it en helikopter or ett helikopter?

Words built with helikopter

  • polishelikopter police helicopter

Questions

What does helikopter mean in English?

helikopter means “helicopter”.

Is it en helikopter or ett helikopter?

It is en helikopter, and “the helicopter” is helikoptern.

What is the plural of helikopter?

The plural of helikopter is helikoptrar, and the definite plural is helikoptrarna.

Origin

From French hélicoptère, in turn from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Nearby common words

helikopter is number 1,860 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