Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en måltid

a meal (occasion of eating (a more substantial amount of) food), a meal (the food eaten during a meal)/ˈmôːl.tɪd/

Meaning

a meal (occasion of eating (a more substantial amount of) food); a meal (the food eaten during a meal)

Forms

Forms of måltid
Singular, indefiniteen måltid
Singular, definitemåltiden
Plural, indefinitemåltider
Plural, definitemåltiderna

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

Practise måltid

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Is it en måltid or ett måltid?

Questions

What does måltid mean in English?

måltid means “a meal (occasion of eating (a more substantial amount of) food), a meal (the food eaten during a meal)”.

Is it en måltid or ett måltid?

It is en måltid, and “the a meal” is måltiden.

What is the plural of måltid?

The plural of måltid is måltider, and the definite plural is måltiderna.

Origin

From Middle Low German maltit.

Nearby common words

måltid is number 2,944 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