Swedish noun· top 500 most common

en månad

month/ˈmoː.nad/

Meaning

month

In Swedish: tolftedel av ett år

Forms

Forms of månad
Singular, indefiniteen månad
Singular, definitemånaden
Plural, indefinitemånader
Plural, definitemånaderna

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

Practise månad

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Is it en månad or ett månad?

månad in a sentence

  • tre månaders tjänstledighet
    three months' leave
  • i juli månad
    in the month of July
  • en gång i månaden
    once a month

Words built with månad

  • månadskort monthly season ticket, monthly pass
  • månadsskifte turn of the month
  • vintermånad winter month

Questions

What does månad mean in English?

månad means “month”.

Is it en månad or ett månad?

It is en månad, and “the month” is månaden.

What is the plural of månad?

The plural of månad is månader, and the definite plural is månaderna.

Origin

From Old Norse mánaðr, from Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs (“month”), from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (“moon, month”).

Nearby common words

månad is number 355 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 351fatta understand, get
  • 352lägga put, place
  • 353idag today, today (on the current day)
  • 354sagt said
  • 356faktiskt as a matter of fact
  • 357slå hit, beat
  • 358fyra four
  • 359bror a brother, a contracted form of broder, bro, brother (usually friendly or familiar term of address for a male)
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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