Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett piller

pill

Meaning

pill

In Swedish: liten tablett med läkemedel

Forms

Forms of piller
Singular, indefiniteett piller
Singular, definitepillret
Plural, indefinitepiller
Plural, definitepillren

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

Practise piller

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Is it en piller or ett piller?

Words built with piller

  • p-piller contraceptive pill, "the pill"
  • pillerburk pillbox
  • vitaminpiller vitamin pill
  • lyckopiller happy pill

Questions

What does piller mean in English?

piller means “pill”.

Is it en piller or ett piller?

It is ett piller, and “the pill” is pillret.

What is the plural of piller?

piller doesn't change in the plural: ett piller, två piller (definite: pillren).

Similar words

tablett

Origin

From Latin pilula.

Nearby common words

piller is number 2,409 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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