Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett register

register, file, directory, range/rɛˈjɪstɛr/

Meaning

register; file; directory; range

In Swedish: skriven systematisk förteckning

Forms

Forms of register
Singular, indefiniteett register
Singular, definiteregistret
Plural, indefiniteregister
Plural, definiteregistren

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

Practise register

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Is it en register or ett register?

register in a sentence

  • ett register över kunder
    a list of customers
  • en skribent med ett brett register
    a 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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