Swedish noun

en pilgrim

pilgrim

Meaning

pilgrim

In Swedish: person som reser till helig ort

Forms

Forms of pilgrim
Singular, indefiniteen pilgrim
Singular, definitepilgrimen
Plural, indefinitepilgrimer
Plural, definitepilgrimerna

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

Practise pilgrim

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Is it en pilgrim or ett pilgrim?

Questions

What does pilgrim mean in English?

pilgrim means “pilgrim”.

Is it en pilgrim or ett pilgrim?

It is en pilgrim, and “the pilgrim” is pilgrimen.

What is the plural of pilgrim?

The plural of pilgrim is pilgrimer, and the definite plural is pilgrimerna.

Origin

From Old Swedish pilagrimber, from Old Norse pílagrímr, from Medieval Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner, traveler”).

Nearby common words

pilgrim is number 7,339 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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