ett motgift
Meaning
antidote
In Swedish: medel som hindrar ett gift att verka
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett motgift |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | motgiftet |
| Plural, indefinite | motgifter |
| Plural, definite | motgifterna |
motgift is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort motgift, det stora motgiftet. Check another noun
Practise motgift
1 / 2Is it en motgift or ett motgift?
Questions
What does motgift mean in English?
motgift means “antidote”.
Is it en motgift or ett motgift?
It is ett motgift, and “the antidote” is motgiftet.
What is the plural of motgift?
The plural of motgift is motgifter, and the definite plural is motgifterna.
Origin
mot (“against”) + gift (“poison”).
Nearby common words
motgift is number 5,171 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,167generöst generous, generously
- 5,168donera donate
- 5,169födsel birth
- 5,170kaxig cocky
- 5,172t-shirt a T-shirt (lightweight shirt without buttons and with short sleeves)
- 5,173förlova get engaged, be engaged
- 5,174stekt fried (in a frying pan or the like), screwed (in a hopeless situation)
- 5,175somliga some
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