en räv
Meaning
fox
In Swedish: ett rödaktigt, långhårigt rovdjur av släktet Vulpes
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en räv |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | räven |
| Plural, indefinite | rävar |
| Plural, definite | rävarna |
räv is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor räv, den stora räven. Check another noun
Practise räv
1 / 2Is it en räv or ett räv?
Words built with räv
- rävjacka fox fur coat
- rödräv red fox
Questions
What does räv mean in English?
räv means “fox”.
Is it en räv or ett räv?
It is en räv, and “the fox” is räven.
What is the plural of räv?
The plural of räv is rävar, and the definite plural is rävarna.
Origin
From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse *rebaʀ, ultimately borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás (“fox, jackal”), through some intermediaries.
Nearby common words
räv is number 4,336 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