Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett paradis

paradise

Meaning

paradise

In Swedish: ljuvlig plats

Forms

Forms of paradis
Singular, indefiniteett paradis
Singular, definiteparadiset
Plural, indefiniteparadis
Plural, definiteparadisen

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

Practise paradis

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Is it en paradis or ett paradis?

paradis in a sentence

  • ett paradis för sportdykare
    a paradise for skin divers

Words built with paradis

  • semesterparadis holiday paradise

Questions

What does paradis mean in English?

paradis means “paradise”.

Is it en paradis or ett paradis?

It is ett paradis, and “the paradise” is paradiset.

What is the plural of paradis?

paradis doesn't change in the plural: ett paradis, två paradis (definite: paradisen).

Origin

From Old Norse paradís, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah.

Nearby common words

paradis is number 3,219 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