Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en ryttare

horseman, rider/rʏˈtare/

Meaning

horseman; rider

In Swedish: person som rider

Forms

Forms of ryttare
Singular, indefiniteen ryttare
Singular, definiteryttaren
Plural, indefiniteryttare
Plural, definiteryttarna

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

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Is 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.

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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