Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

ett silver

silver, silver [medal]/ˈsɪlvɛr/

Meaning

silver; silver [medal]

In Swedish: en vit glänsande ädelmetall

Forms

Forms of silver
Singular, indefiniteett silver
Singular, definitesilvret
Plural, indefinitesilver
Plural, definitesilvren

silver is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort silver, det stora silvret. Check another noun

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Is it en silver or ett silver?

silver in a sentence

  • en skål i äkta silver
    a bowl of real silver
  • hon tog silver på femmilen
    she picked up the silver in the fifty kilometres

Words built with silver

  • matsilver table silver
  • silversmycke silver jewellery
  • kyrksilver church silver
  • bordssilver table silver
  • silverplats second

Questions

What does silver mean in English?

silver means “silver, silver [medal]”.

Is it en silver or ett silver?

It is ett silver, and “the silver” is silvret.

What is the plural of silver?

silver doesn't change in the plural: ett silver, två silver (definite: silvren).

Nearby common words

silver is number 2,477 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