Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en kyckling

chicken/ˈɕʏkˌlɪŋ/

Meaning

chicken

In Swedish: unge av hönsfågel

Forms

Forms of kyckling
Singular, indefiniteen kyckling
Singular, definitekycklingen
Plural, indefinitekycklingar
Plural, definitekycklingarna

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

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kyckling in a sentence

  • Jag tycker kycklingar är söta
    I think chicks are cute
  • Serverar ni kyckling på den här restaurangen?
    Do you serve chicken at this restaurant?

Words built with kyckling

  • kycklinggryta chicken stew
  • gödkyckling broiler

Questions

What does kyckling mean in English?

kyckling means “chicken”.

Is it en kyckling or ett kyckling?

It is en kyckling, and “the chicken” is kycklingen.

What is the plural of kyckling?

The plural of kyckling is kycklingar, and the definite plural is kycklingarna.

Origin

From Old Swedish kyklinger, from Old Norse kjúklingr.

Nearby common words

kyckling is number 1,819 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