Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en orden

orderAlso the definite plural of ord./ˈɔrdɛn/

Meaning

order

In Swedish: (hemlig) sammanslutning

Forms

Forms of orden
Singular, indefiniteen orden
Singular, definiteorden
Plural, indefiniteordnar
Plural, definiteordnarna

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

Practise orden

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Is it en orden or ett orden?

orden in a sentence

  • Svenska Frimurare Orden
    the Swedish Order of Freemasons ["Frimurare orden" as opposed to "frimurarorden" would normally be considered incorrect spacing (särskrivning), but is the spacing used in the official name]

Words built with orden

  • munkorden monastic order

Questions

What does orden mean in English?

orden means “order”.

Is it en orden or ett orden?

It is en orden, and “the order” is orden.

What is the plural of orden?

The plural of orden is ordnar, and the definite plural is ordnarna.

Origin

From Latin ōrdinem, singular accusative of ōrdō, ordinis, probably via Middle Low German orden.

Nearby common words

orden is number 1,190 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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