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Swedish adjective

originell

eccentric

Meaning

eccentric

In Swedish: ovanlig, särpräglad

Forms

Forms of originell
Basic formoriginellwith en-words
Neuteroriginelltwith ett-words
Plural and definiteoriginellaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativeoriginellare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativeoriginellast“-est”, “most …”

Practise originell

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What does originell mean?

originell in a sentence

  • ett originellt grepp
    a fresh approach
  • en originell person
    an eccentric person (character)

Questions

What does originell mean in English?

originell means “eccentric”.

Origin

Borrowed from French originel, from Late Latin originālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin origō (“beginning, source, origin”).

Nearby common words

originell is number 6,728 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,724bår stretcher
  • 6,725genant embarrassing, awkward
  • 6,726kap haul, find
  • 6,727mucka grumble, demob, demobilize
  • 6,729värva recruit
  • 6,730duktigt in a skilled, clever, good, hard-working, or diligent manner, very, very much, a lot
  • 6,731babord aport, on the left side of a vessel
  • 6,732midja waist
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