Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en professor

professor

Meaning

professor

In Swedish: högsta lärar- och forskartjänst på universitet

Forms

Forms of professor
Singular, indefiniteen professor
Singular, definiteprofessorn
Plural, indefiniteprofessorer
Plural, definiteprofessorerna

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

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Is it en professor or ett professor?

professor in a sentence

  • professor Bengtsson
    Professor Bengtsson
  • professor i transportteknik vid Chalmers
    professor of transport technology at the Chalmers University of Technology

Words built with professor

  • medicinprofessor professor of medicine

Questions

What does professor mean in English?

professor means “professor”.

Is it en professor or ett professor?

It is en professor, and “the professor” is professorn.

What is the plural of professor?

The plural of professor is professorer, and the definite plural is professorerna.

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Nearby common words

professor is number 1,249 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