Swedish adjective · noun· top 2,000 most common

röd

red/røːd/

röd as an adjective

Meaning

red

In Swedish: färgad som blod

Forms

Forms of röd
Basic formrödwith en-words
Neuterröttwith ett-words
Plural and definiterödaplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativerödare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativerödast“-est”, “most …”

röd as a noun

Meaning

alternative form of ryd

Practise röd

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What does röd mean?

röd in a sentence

  • röda vinbär
    redcurrants
  • en röd liten stuga på landet
    a little red-painted cottage in the country
  • en röd ros
    a red rose
  • ett rött skärp
    a red belt

Expressions

  • röd tråd
    scarlet thread

Questions

What does röd mean in English?

röd means “red”.

Origin

From Old Swedish rø̄þer, from Old Norse rauðr, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós < *h₁rewdʰ-.

Nearby common words

röd is number 1,154 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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