Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

ett mod

courage, spirits/muːd/

Meaning

courage; spirits

In Swedish: oräddhet

Forms

Forms of mod
Singular, indefiniteett mod
Singular, definitemodet

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

Practise mod

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mod in a sentence

  • ta mod till sig
    gather courage, take heart
  • ha mod att säga ifrån
    have the courage to say no
  • med glatt mod
    cheerfully
  • med berått mod
    deliberately, in cold blood
  • Han kände sig illa till mods
    He felt uncomfortable (uneasy, ill at ease)

Words built with mod

  • jämnmod equanimity

Questions

What does mod mean in English?

mod means “courage, spirits”.

Is it en mod or ett mod?

It is ett mod, and “the courage” is modet.

Similar words

tapperhetkurage

Origin

From Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mō-, *mē-.

Nearby common words

mod is number 1,656 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