Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

en middag

dinner, noon, dinner, supper/ˈmɪda/

Meaning

dinner; noon; dinner, supper

In Swedish: tid omkring kl 12 på dagen, även kvällsmåltid

Forms

Forms of middag
Singular, indefiniteen middag
Singular, definitemiddagen
Plural, indefinitemiddagar
Plural, definitemiddagarna

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Is it en middag or ett middag?

middag in a sentence

  • temperaturen var på middagen +10 grader
    the temperature was 10+grad+C above zero at noon
  • äta middag
    eat dinner
  • – Vad blir det till middag? – (Det blir) kålpudding.
    – What's for dinner? – (We're having) cabbage pudding.
  • Vad åt du till middag?
    What did you have [eat] for dinner?
  • Vi äter middag
    We're having [eating] dinner

Words built with middag

Questions

What does middag mean in English?

middag means “dinner, noon”.

Is it en middag or ett middag?

It is en middag, and “the dinner” is middagen.

What is the plural of middag?

The plural of middag is middagar, and the definite plural is middagarna.

Similar words

middagsmål

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Origin

From Old Swedish miþdagher, midhdagher, Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr, from miðr (“middle”) + dagr (“day”).

Nearby common words

middag is number 606 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 602alltså in other words, accordingly
  • 603uppe up (in a more elevated position relative to the speaker or another object of comparison), up, awake
  • 604gifta marry, married
  • 605president president
  • 607typ type
  • 608känsla feeling
  • 609vidare on, further
  • 610kräva demand, claim
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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