Swedish noun

en möda

pains, toil

Meaning

pains; toil

In Swedish: ansträngning

Forms

Forms of möda
Singular, indefiniteen möda
Singular, definitemödan
Plural, indefinitemödor
Plural, definitemödorna

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

Practise möda

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Is it en möda or ett möda?

möda in a sentence

  • med stor möda
    with great pains
  • en liten tid, vi leva här, med mycken möda och stort besvär
    a little time, we live here, with much effort and great trouble

Expressions

  • få lön för mödan
    enjoy the fruits of one's labour

Questions

What does möda mean in English?

möda means “pains, toil”.

Is it en möda or ett möda?

It is en möda, and “the pains” is mödan.

What is the plural of möda?

The plural of möda is mödor, and the definite plural is mödorna.

Similar words

besvärslitansträngning

Origin

From Old Swedish mø̄þa, from Old Norse mœða, móða, same as German noun Mühe and adjective müde, based on a common *mōþuz, *mōþijaz.

Nearby common words

möda is number 6,885 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