Swedish noun

en kost

diet, food/kɔst/

Meaning

diet; food

In Swedish: mat, föda

Forms

Forms of kost
Singular, indefinite	en kost
Singular, definite	kosten

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

Practise kost

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Is it en kost or ett kost?

kost in a sentence

kost och logi
food and accommodation

Expressions

kost och logi
board and lodging

Words built with kost

husmanskost everyday fare

Questions

What does kost mean in English?

kost means “diet, food”.

Is it en kost or ett kost?

It is en kost, and “the diet” is kosten.

Similar words

föda

Where the course teaches it

Swedish words for meals: frukost, lunch, middag
Complete Swedish – Season 2

Origin

From Old Norse kostr, from Middle Low German kost, koste.

Nearby common words

kost is number 9,268 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,264blända blind, dazzle
9,265skärrad excited, jumpy
9,266landsman a compatriot, a countryman
9,267skruvmejsel screwdriver (hand tool)
9,269sugit sucked
9,270planerad planned
9,271simpelt easy, simple
9,272fossil fossil

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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