Swedish noun

en majs

corn

Meaning

corn

In Swedish: sädesslaget Zea Mays

Forms

Forms of majs
Singular, indefinite	en majs
Singular, definite	majsen

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

Practise majs

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Is it en majs or ett majs?

Words built with majs

majskolv corncob
majsolja corn oil

Questions

What does majs mean in English?

majs means “corn”.

Is it en majs or ett majs?

It is en majs, and “the corn” is majsen.

Origin

From Spanish maíz.

Nearby common words

majs is number 5,442 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,438tillägg addition
5,439neråt downwards, down (toward a lower level)
5,440avgift charge, fee
5,441bearbeta work, work at
5,443jordbävning an earthquake
5,444fristad a sanctuary, a haven, a refuge, a free city (various senses)
5,445krympa shrink
5,446svåger brother-in-law

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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