Swedish noun

ett hormon

hormone

Meaning

hormone

In Swedish: ämne bildat i vissa körtlar i kroppen

Forms

Forms of hormon
Singular, indefiniteett hormon
Singular, definitehormonet
Plural, indefinitehormoner
Plural, definitehormonerna

hormon is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hormon, det stora hormonet. Check another noun

Practise hormon

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Is it en hormon or ett hormon?

Words built with hormon

  • hormonpiller hormone pill
  • hormonbehandling hormone treatment
  • könshormon sex hormone

Questions

What does hormon mean in English?

hormon means “hormone”.

Is it en hormon or ett hormon?

It is ett hormon, and “the hormone” is hormonet.

What is the plural of hormon?

The plural of hormon is hormoner, and the definite plural is hormonerna.

Origin

From Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, urge on”).

Nearby common words

hormon is number 6,065 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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