Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en satellit

satellite

Meaning

satellite

In Swedish: konstruktion som skjutits upp i en bana kring jorden; osjälvständig följeslagare

Forms

Forms of satellit
Singular, indefiniteen satellit
Singular, definitesatelliten
Plural, indefinitesatelliter
Plural, definitesatelliterna

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

Practise satellit

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Is it en satellit or ett satellit?

Words built with satellit

  • kommunikationssatellit communications satellite
  • satellit-TV satellite TV
  • satellitstat satellite state

Questions

What does satellit mean in English?

satellit means “satellite”.

Is it en satellit or ett satellit?

It is en satellit, and “the satellite” is satelliten.

What is the plural of satellit?

The plural of satellit is satelliter, and the definite plural is satelliterna.

Similar words

rymdsond

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin satellitem.

Nearby common words

satellit is number 3,211 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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