Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en kostym

suit, costume

Meaning

suit; costume

In Swedish: byxor och jacka (för herrar)

Forms

Forms of kostym
Singular, indefiniteen kostym
Singular, definitekostymen
Plural, indefinitekostymer
Plural, definitekostymerna

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

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Is it en kostym or ett kostym?

Words built with kostym

  • kavajkostym business suit

Questions

What does kostym mean in English?

kostym means “suit, costume”.

Is it en kostym or ett kostym?

It is en kostym, and “the suit” is kostymen.

What is the plural of kostym?

The plural of kostym is kostymer, and the definite plural is kostymerna.

Origin

Borrowed from French costume.

Nearby common words

kostym is number 1,657 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