Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en profet

prophet

Meaning

prophet

In Swedish: religiös förkunnare

Forms

Forms of profet
Singular, indefiniteen profet
Singular, definiteprofeten
Plural, indefiniteprofeter
Plural, definiteprofeterna

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

Practise profet

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Is it en profet or ett profet?

Words built with profet

  • domedagsprofet domesday prophet

Questions

What does profet mean in English?

profet means “prophet”.

Is it en profet or ett profet?

It is en profet, and “the prophet” is profeten.

What is the plural of profet?

The plural of profet is profeter, and the definite plural is profeterna.

Similar words

förkunnare

Origin

From Old Norse prófeti, prófeta, from Late Latin propheta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs).

Nearby common words

profet is number 4,820 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 4,816skyttel shuttle
  • 4,817öster the east
  • 4,818irritera irritate, annoy
  • 4,819öst towards the east, eastward
  • 4,821grönsak a vegetable, a vegetable (severely physically or mentally impaired person (unable to take care of themselves, with a dull-seeming existence))
  • 4,822ragga pick up, chase (girls)
  • 4,823uppfinning invention
  • 4,824påkörd run over
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