Swedish noun· top 500 most common

ett ord

word/ˈuːrd/

Meaning

word

In Swedish: minsta självständiga språkliga enhet

Forms

Forms of ord
Singular, indefiniteett ord
Singular, definiteordet
Plural, indefiniteord
Plural, definiteorden

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

Practise ord

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Is it en ord or ett ord?

ord in a sentence

  • fula ord
    foul language, swearwords
  • Säg inte ett ord till någon!
    Don't say a word to anyone!
  • Guds ord
    the word of God
  • "Myrslok" är ett ord
    "Anteater" is a word
  • Hon sa inte ett ord
    She didn't say a word
  • En bok innehåller många ord
    A book contains many words
  • få sista ordet
    have the last word
  • Du har mitt ord
    You have my word

Expressions

  • med andra ord
    in other words
  • ord för ord
    word for word
  • ha ord om sig ("vara känd för") att vara snål
    be known to be mean
  • innan man vet ordet av
    before I knew where I was
  • ta till orda
    begin to speak
  • hålla sitt ord
    keep one's word

Words built with ord

  • glåpord taunt, jeer
  • ordföljd word order
  • ordlista word list, glossary
  • slagord slogan, catchword, catchphrase

Questions

What does ord mean in English?

ord means “word”.

Is it en ord or ett ord?

It is ett ord, and “the word” is ordet.

What is the plural of ord?

ord doesn't change in the plural: ett ord, två ord (definite: orden).

Origin

From Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (“word”).

Nearby common words

ord is number 380 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