en hjort
Meaning
deer
In Swedish: ett hovdjur med greniga horn (Cervus)
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hjort |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | hjorten |
| Plural, indefinite | hjortar |
| Plural, definite | hjortarna |
hjort is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hjort, den stora hjorten. Check another noun
Practise hjort
1 / 2Is it en hjort or ett hjort?
Words built with hjort
- hjorthorn antler; hartshorn
Questions
What does hjort mean in English?
hjort means “deer”.
Is it en hjort or ett hjort?
It is en hjort, and “the deer” is hjorten.
What is the plural of hjort?
The plural of hjort is hjortar, and the definite plural is hjortarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish hiorter, from Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerw-.
Nearby common words
hjort is number 6,032 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,028övermorgon the day after tomorrow, day after tomorrow
- 6,029glöda glow
- 6,030uppstod arose
- 6,031stryker alternative form of Stryker
- 6,033sammanhang consistency, coherence, connection
- 6,034tänkande thinking
- 6,035skrot scrap, scrap iron, scrap metal; junk, junkyard, scrapyard
- 6,036fasa dread
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