Swedish noun

en sedel

bill (US), (bank-)note/ˈseːdɛl/

Meaning

bill (US); (bank-)note

In Swedish: pappersmynt

Forms

Forms of sedel
Singular, indefiniteen sedel
Singular, definitesedeln
Plural, indefinitesedlar
Plural, definitesedlarna

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

Practise sedel

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Is it en sedel or ett sedel?

Words built with sedel

  • sedelpress banknote printing press
  • löpsedel placard
  • matsedel menu
  • röstsedel ballot

Questions

What does sedel mean in English?

sedel means “bill (US), (bank-)note”.

Is it en sedel or ett sedel?

It is en sedel, and “the bill” is sedeln.

What is the plural of sedel?

The plural of sedel is sedlar, and the definite plural is sedlarna.

Origin

Inherited from Old Swedish sedel, borrowed from Middle Low German sēdel, sēdele, sēdule, derived from Medieval Latin cedula, from earlier Latin schedula.

Nearby common words

sedel is number 6,716 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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