Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett mysterium

mystery

Meaning

mystery

In Swedish: oförklarlig händelse

Forms

Forms of mysterium
Singular, indefiniteett mysterium
Singular, definitemysteriet
Plural, indefinitemysterier
Plural, definitemysterierna

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

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Is it en mysterium or ett mysterium?

mysterium in a sentence

  • mysteriet med den försvunna bordduken
    the mystery of the missing tablecloth

Questions

What does mysterium mean in English?

mysterium means “mystery”.

Is it en mysterium or ett mysterium?

It is ett mysterium, and “the mystery” is mysteriet.

What is the plural of mysterium?

The plural of mysterium is mysterier, and the definite plural is mysterierna.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin mystērium, from Ancient Greek μυστήριον (mustḗrion).

Nearby common words

mysterium is number 2,876 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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