Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett pris

price, prize, pinch/priːs/

Meaning

price; prize; pinch

In Swedish: kostnad för någon vid köp

Forms

Forms of pris
Singular, indefiniteett pris
Singular, definitepriset
Plural, indefinitepriser
Plural, definitepriserna

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

Practise pris

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Is it en pris or ett pris?

pris in a sentence

  • sätta ett pris på något
    Put a price on sth.
  • betala ett högt pris för sina rättigheter
    pay a high price for one's rights
  • till ett pris av tio kronor per person
    at a price of ten kronor per person
  • ett högt pris
    a high price
  • få första pris
    win first prize
  • De har höjt priset på energidryck
    They have raised the price of energy drinks
  • Han fick betala ett högt pris för att han vittnade i rättegången
    He paid a high price for testifying in the trial
  • Hans kebabsås har vunnit många priser
    His kebab sauce has won many prizes

Expressions

  • en pris snus
    a pinch of snuff
  • till varje pris
    at any price

Words built with pris

  • prisnivå price level
  • prishöjning price rise, price increase
  • priskrig price war
  • prissättning pricing
  • prisstegring price rise, price increase
  • genomsnittspris average price
  • biljettpris price of a ticket, fare
  • inköpspris cost price
  • prisbelönad Nobel Prize

Questions

What does pris mean in English?

pris means “price, prize”.

Is it en pris or ett pris?

It is ett pris, and “the price” is priset.

What is the plural of pris?

The plural of pris is priser, and the definite plural is priserna.

Similar words

taxa

Origin

From Old Swedish pris, from Late Old Norse príss, from Middle Low German pris, from Old French pris, from Latin pretium.

Nearby common words

pris is number 857 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