ett sällskap
Meaning
company; party; group; club; society; association
In Swedish: samvaro
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett sällskap |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | sällskapet |
| Plural, indefinite | sällskap |
| Plural, definite | sällskapen |
sällskap is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort sällskap, det stora sällskapet. Check another noun
Practise sällskap
1 / 2Is it en sällskap or ett sällskap?
sällskap in a sentence
- hamna i dåligt sällskapget into bad company
- ett sällskap på 10 personera group of 10
Expressions
- ha sällskap medbe going out together
Words built with sällskap
- damsällskap female company
- sällskapslek party (parlour) game
- musiksällskap music society
Questions
What does sällskap mean in English?
sällskap means “company, party”.
Is it en sällskap or ett sällskap?
It is ett sällskap, and “the company” is sällskapet.
What is the plural of sällskap?
sällskap doesn't change in the plural: ett sällskap, två sällskap (definite: sällskapen).
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish sælskap, sællaskap, a calque of Middle Low German selschap, equivalent to sälle (“companion”) + -skap (“-ship”).
Nearby common words
sällskap is number 1,147 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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