Swedish noun

ett personnummer

'person number', personal identity number or social security number.

Meaning

'person number', personal identity number or social security number.

Forms

Forms of personnummer
Singular, indefiniteett personnummer
Singular, definitepersonnumret
Plural, indefinitepersonnummer
Plural, definitepersonnumren

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

Practise personnummer

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Is it en personnummer or ett personnummer?

Questions

What does personnummer mean in English?

personnummer means “'person number', personal identity number or social security number.”.

Is it en personnummer or ett personnummer?

It is ett personnummer, and “the 'person number'” is personnumret.

What is the plural of personnummer?

personnummer doesn't change in the plural: ett personnummer, två personnummer (definite: personnumren).

Origin

person + nummer First attested in 1967.

Nearby common words

personnummer is number 9,474 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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