Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en legend

legend, myth/le.ɡend/

Meaning

legend; myth

In Swedish: helgonberättelse, myt

Forms

Forms of legend
Singular, indefiniteen legend
Singular, definitelegenden
Plural, indefinitelegender
Plural, definitelegenderna

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

Practise legend

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Is it en legend or ett legend?

Questions

What does legend mean in English?

legend means “legend, myth”.

Is it en legend or ett legend?

It is en legend, and “the legend” is legenden.

What is the plural of legend?

The plural of legend is legender, and the definite plural is legenderna.

Origin

From Medieval Latin legenda.

Nearby common words

legend is number 2,502 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