Swedish adjective · noun· top 2,000 most common

militär

military, armed

militär as an adjective

Meaning

military; armed

In Swedish: som avser krigsmakten, krigs-

Forms

Forms of militär
Basic form	militär	with en-words
Neuter	militärt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	militära	plural nouns, and after den / det / de

militär as a noun(en militär)

Meaning

serviceman

In Swedish: soldat

Forms

Forms of militär
Singular, indefinite	en militär
Singular, definite	militären
Plural, indefinite	militärer
Plural, definite	militärerna

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

Practise militär

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What does militär mean?

militär in a sentence

militära styrkor
armed forces
militär intervention
military intervention
höga militärer
high-ranking officers
militären grep makten genom en statskupp
the army took power in a coup

Words built with militär

militärbas military base
militärdiktatur military dictatorship
militärregering military government

Questions

What does militär mean in English?

militär means “military, armed”.

Is it en militär or ett militär?

It is en militär, and “the serviceman” is militären.

What is the plural of militär?

The plural of militär is militärer, and the definite plural is militärerna.

Origin

Borrowed from French militaire.

Nearby common words

militär is number 1,449 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,445ana have a feeling (idea), imagine
1,446våg wave, scales
1,447show show
1,448häxa witch
1,450gumma old woman
1,451sakta slow down
1,452kollega colleague, collegue
1,453farväl goodbye, farewell

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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