hemlig
Meaning
secret; concealed
In Swedish: som ingen annan känner till, dold
Forms
| Basic form | hemlig | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | hemligt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | hemliga | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | hemligare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | hemligast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise hemlig
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hemlig in a sentence
- en hemlig rapporta secret report
- Din far var en av hemliga polisens betalade drängar.Your father was one of the stooges of the secret police.
Words built with hemlig
- topphemlig top secret
Questions
What does hemlig mean in English?
hemlig means “secret, concealed”.
Similar words
förtäktförtegen
Origin
From Old Swedish hemeliker, from Old Norse heimiligr, from Middle Low German heimelik, from Proto-West Germanic *haimalīk, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“home”).
Nearby common words
hemlig is number 865 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