Swedish noun

en idol

idol

Meaning

idol

In Swedish: person som man ser upp till, förebild, ideal

Forms

Forms of idol
Singular, indefinite	en idol
Singular, definite	idolen
Plural, indefinite	idoler
Plural, definite	idolerna

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

Practise idol

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Is it en idol or ett idol?

idol in a sentence

Mark Knopfler är min idol
Mark Knopfler is my idol

Words built with idol

tonårsidol teenage idol

Questions

What does idol mean in English?

idol means “idol”.

Is it en idol or ett idol?

It is en idol, and “the idol” is idolen.

What is the plural of idol?

The plural of idol is idoler, and the definite plural is idolerna.

Nearby common words

idol is number 7,582 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

7,578pm memo
7,579kidnappningen the kidnapping
7,580hederligt honestly, honorably
7,581uppenbar obvious
7,583otydlig indistinct
7,584säd seed, grain
7,585fjärdedel one-quarter, quarter
7,586tillslag raid, crackdown

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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