Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en motor

engine, motor

Meaning

engine, motor

In Swedish: apparat som driver något (t ex ett fordon)

Forms

Forms of motor
Singular, indefiniteen motor
Singular, definitemotorn
Plural, indefinitemotorer
Plural, definitemotorerna

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

Practise motor

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Is it en motor or ett motor?

Words built with motor

  • motorbåt motorboat
  • dieselmotor diesel engine
  • motorfordon motor vehicle

Questions

What does motor mean in English?

motor means “engine, motor”.

Is it en motor or ett motor?

It is en motor, and “the engine” is motorn.

What is the plural of motor?

The plural of motor is motorer, and the definite plural is motorerna.

Nearby common words

motor is number 1,595 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