ett register
Meaning
register; file; directory; range
In Swedish: skriven systematisk förteckning
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett register |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | registret |
| Plural, indefinite | register |
| Plural, definite | registren |
register is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort register, det stora registret. Check another noun
Practise register
1 / 2Is it en register or ett register?
register in a sentence
- ett register över kundera list of customers
- en skribent med ett brett registera journalist with a wide range
Words built with register
- dataregister computer file
Questions
What does register mean in English?
register means “register, file”.
Is it en register or ett register?
It is ett register, and “the register” is registret.
What is the plural of register?
register doesn't change in the plural: ett register, två register (definite: registren).
Origin
From Old Swedish register, from Medieval Latin registrum, from Late Latin regesta (“list, items recorded”), from Latin regerere (“to record, to carry back”), from re- + gerere (“to carry, bear”).
Nearby common words
register is number 3,486 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,482döttrar daughters, daughters, indefinite plural of dotter
- 3,483döpa baptise
- 3,484dugg drizzle (light rain), thing, bit
- 3,485baksida a backside; a rear, a flip side; a downside; a drawback
- 3,487vika fold, yield
- 3,488macka sandwich
- 3,489avtryck imprint, an impression, an imprint (in a soft surface, or for example a fingerprint)
- 3,490anklagad acused, accused
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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

