Swedish noun

ett patent

patent/paˈtɛnt/

Meaning

patent

In Swedish: ensamrätt till en uppfinning

Forms

Forms of patent
Singular, indefinite	ett patent
Singular, definite	patentet
Plural, indefinite	patent
Plural, definite	patenten

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

Practise patent

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Is it en patent or ett patent?

Questions

What does patent mean in English?

patent means “patent”.

Is it en patent or ett patent?

It is ett patent, and “the patent” is patentet.

What is the plural of patent?

patent doesn't change in the plural: ett patent, två patent (definite: patenten).

Nearby common words

patent is number 7,906 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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7,903förklädd disguised
7,904bassäng basin; pool
7,905monument monument
7,907sylt preserve, jam
7,908mutation mutation
7,909överstelöjtnant a lieutenant colonel, a Wing Commander (in the British Royal Air Force)
7,910dobb a cleat, a stud (on sports shoes, for example soccer shoes)

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary