en ryttare
Meaning
horseman; rider
In Swedish: person som rider
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en ryttare |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | ryttaren |
| Plural, indefinite | ryttare |
| Plural, definite | ryttarna |
ryttare is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor ryttare, den stora ryttaren. Check another noun
Practise ryttare
1 / 2Is it en ryttare or ett ryttare?
Questions
What does ryttare mean in English?
ryttare means “horseman, rider”.
Is it en ryttare or ett ryttare?
It is en ryttare, and “the horseman” is ryttaren.
What is the plural of ryttare?
ryttare doesn't change in the plural: en ryttare, två ryttare (definite: ryttarna).
Origin
Calque of Dutch ruiter (via Middle Dutch or Middle Low German), equivalent to rida (“to ride”) + -are (“-er”).
Nearby common words
ryttare is number 3,821 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,817erkännande acknowledgement, recognition
- 3,818basera base, found
- 3,819matte speciell, math
- 3,820fotografi photograph
- 3,822välgörenhet charity
- 3,823japanska Japanese (language), a female Japanese person
- 3,824bekymrad concerned, worried
- 3,825väninna [girl, woman] friend
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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

