Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en seger

conquest, win, success, victory/ˈseːɡɛr/

Meaning

conquest; win; success; victory

In Swedish: vinst i tävling

Forms

Forms of seger
Singular, indefiniteen seger
Singular, definitesegern
Plural, indefinitesegrar
Plural, definitesegrarna

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

Practise seger

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Is it en seger or ett seger?

seger in a sentence

  • hon är favorit till segern
    she's the favourite for this match
  • en viktig seger för hemmalaget
    an important win for the home team

Words built with seger

  • segerrik triumphant
  • segerherre victor
  • segerchans chance of winning
  • valseger election victory
  • slutseger final victory

Questions

What does seger mean in English?

seger means “conquest, win”.

Is it en seger or ett seger?

It is en seger, and “the conquest” is segern.

What is the plural of seger?

The plural of seger is segrar, and the definite plural is segrarna.

Similar words

triumfvinst

Origin

From Old Norse sigr (“victory”), from Proto-Germanic *segaz.

Nearby common words

seger is number 1,814 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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