Swedish noun

ett inbördeskrig

civil war

Meaning

civil war

Forms

Forms of inbördeskrig
Singular, indefiniteett inbördeskrig
Singular, definiteinbördeskriget
Plural, indefiniteinbördeskrig
Plural, definiteinbördeskrigen

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

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Is it en inbördeskrig or ett inbördeskrig?

Questions

What does inbördeskrig mean in English?

inbördeskrig means “civil war”.

Is it en inbördeskrig or ett inbördeskrig?

It is ett inbördeskrig, and “the civil war” is inbördeskriget.

What is the plural of inbördeskrig?

inbördeskrig doesn't change in the plural: ett inbördeskrig, två inbördeskrig (definite: inbördeskrigen).

Origin

From inbördes + krig, used since 1848.

Nearby common words

inbördeskrig is number 6,276 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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