Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett kid

fawn (a young deer)

Meaning

fawn (a young deer)

Forms

Forms of kid
Singular, indefiniteett kid
Singular, definitekidet
Plural, indefinitekid
Plural, definitekiden

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

Practise kid

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Is it en kid or ett kid?

Questions

What does kid mean in English?

kid means “fawn (a young deer)”.

Is it en kid or ett kid?

It is ett kid, and “the fawn” is kidet.

What is the plural of kid?

kid doesn't change in the plural: ett kid, två kid (definite: kiden).

Origin

From Old Swedish kiþ, from Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic *kidją‚ from Proto-Indo-European *gidʰ-.

Nearby common words

kid is number 3,975 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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