Swedish noun

en intendent

administrator, curator, superintendent

Meaning

administrator; curator; superintendent

In Swedish: som har hand om viss utrustning

Forms

Forms of intendent
Singular, indefiniteen intendent
Singular, definiteintendenten
Plural, indefiniteintendenter
Plural, definiteintendenterna

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

Practise intendent

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Is it en intendent or ett intendent?

Words built with intendent

  • sjukhusintendent hospital administrator
  • museiintendent curator of a museum

Questions

What does intendent mean in English?

intendent means “administrator, curator”.

Is it en intendent or ett intendent?

It is en intendent, and “the administrator” is intendenten.

What is the plural of intendent?

The plural of intendent is intendenter, and the definite plural is intendenterna.

Origin

From Latin intendere (survey).

Nearby common words

intendent is number 5,842 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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