Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common
mild
gentle, lenient, mild
Meaning
gentle; lenient; mild
In Swedish: vänlig
Forms
| Basic form | mild | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | milt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | milda | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | mildare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | mildast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise mild
1 / 1What does mild mean?
mild in a sentence
- ett milt leendea gentle smile
- milda domarlenient sentences
- mild luftmild air
- mild vintermild winter
- mild ostmild cheese
- en mild vintera mild winter
- mild citronsmakmild lemon flavor
- ett milt straffa mild punishment
Expressions
- milda makter!good gracious!
Questions
What does mild mean in English?
mild means “gentle, lenient”.
Similar words
skonsamvarsam
Origin
From Old Swedish milder, from Old Norse mildr, from Proto-Germanic *mildijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-.
Nearby common words
mild is number 3,388 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