Swedish noun

en ledamot

member

Meaning

member

In Swedish: medlem (av en styrelse etc)

Forms

Forms of ledamot
Singular, indefiniteen ledamot
Singular, definiteledamoten
Plural, indefiniteledamöter
Plural, definiteledamöterna

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

Practise ledamot

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Is it en ledamot or ett ledamot?

Words built with ledamot

  • riksdagsledamot member of parliament

Questions

What does ledamot mean in English?

ledamot means “member”.

Is it en ledamot or ett ledamot?

It is en ledamot, and “the member” is ledamoten.

What is the plural of ledamot?

The plural of ledamot is ledamöter, and the definite plural is ledamöterna.

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish lidhamot, compare older Danish ledemod and Old Norse liðamót (“joints”).

Nearby common words

ledamot is number 6,940 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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