Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett medel

means, funds

Meaning

means; funds

In Swedish: sätt, metod

Forms

Forms of medel
Singular, indefiniteett medel
Singular, definitemedlet
Plural, indefinitemedel
Plural, definitemedlen

medel is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort medel, det stora medlet. Check another noun

Practise medel

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Is it en medel or ett medel?

medel in a sentence

  • med enkla medel
    using simple means
  • med alla medel
    with all the means at one's disposal
  • smärtstillande medel
    analgesic
  • ställa medel till förfogande
    put resources at one's disposal
  • offentliga medel
    public funds
  • Ändamålet helgar medlen
    The end justifies the means
  • Han skyr inga medel
    He will stop at nothing [shuns no means]
  • Monstren måste bekämpas med alla tillgängliga medel
    The monsters must be fought with all available means

Words built with medel

  • tvättmedel detergent
  • transportmedel means of transportation
  • sömnmedel soporific
  • läkemedel medicine
  • hjälpmedel aid
  • studiemedel post-secondary study assistance
  • medellös destitute

Questions

What does medel mean in English?

medel means “means, funds”.

Is it en medel or ett medel?

It is ett medel, and “the means” is medlet.

What is the plural of medel?

medel doesn't change in the plural: ett medel, två medel (definite: medlen).

Origin

Known from Old Swedish midhel, middel, medhel, from Middle Low German middel, from Old Saxon middil, from Proto-Germanic *midlą.

Nearby common words

medel is number 2,593 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