Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en ryska

Russian, Russian womanAlso the plural of rysk./²rʏska/

Meaning

Russian; Russian woman

In Swedish: språk som talas i Ryssland

Forms

Forms of ryska
Singular, indefiniteen ryska
Singular, definiteryskan
Plural, indefiniteryskor
Plural, definiteryskorna

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

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Is it en ryska or ett ryska?

Questions

What does ryska mean in English?

ryska means “Russian, Russian woman”.

Is it en ryska or ett ryska?

It is en ryska, and “the Russian” is ryskan.

What is the plural of ryska?

The plural of ryska is ryskor, and the definite plural is ryskorna.

Nearby common words

ryska is number 2,369 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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