Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en ingenjör

technician, engineer/ɪn.ɧɛnˈjøːr/

Meaning

technician; engineer

In Swedish: person som har teknisk utbildning

Forms

Forms of ingenjör
Singular, indefiniteen ingenjör
Singular, definiteingenjören
Plural, indefiniteingenjörer
Plural, definiteingenjörerna

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

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Is it en ingenjör or ett ingenjör?

Words built with ingenjör

  • civilingenjör Master of Engineering
  • ingenjörsfirma engineering firm

Questions

What does ingenjör mean in English?

ingenjör means “technician, engineer”.

Is it en ingenjör or ett ingenjör?

It is en ingenjör, and “the technician” is ingenjören.

What is the plural of ingenjör?

The plural of ingenjör is ingenjörer, and the definite plural is ingenjörerna.

Origin

Borrowed from French ingénieur.

Nearby common words

ingenjör is number 3,816 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