Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en parfym

scent, perfume

Meaning

scent; perfume

In Swedish: slags vätska som luktar gott; luktvatten

Forms

Forms of parfym
Singular, indefiniteen parfym
Singular, definiteparfymen
Plural, indefiniteparfymer
Plural, definiteparfymerna

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

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Words built with parfym

  • herrparfym men's toiletries (perfumes)
  • parfymflaska perfume bottle

Questions

What does parfym mean in English?

parfym means “scent, perfume”.

Is it en parfym or ett parfym?

It is en parfym, and “the scent” is parfymen.

What is the plural of parfym?

The plural of parfym is parfymer, and the definite plural is parfymerna.

Origin

Borrowed from French parfum.

Nearby common words

parfym is number 3,964 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