Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en sköterska

nurse

Meaning

nurse

In Swedish: person som utbildats för att vårda sjuka, sjuksyster

Forms

Forms of sköterska
Singular, indefiniteen sköterska
Singular, definitesköterskan
Plural, indefinitesköterskor
Plural, definitesköterskorna

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

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Is it en sköterska or ett sköterska?

Questions

What does sköterska mean in English?

sköterska means “nurse”.

Is it en sköterska or ett sköterska?

It is en sköterska, and “the nurse” is sköterskan.

What is the plural of sköterska?

The plural of sköterska is sköterskor, and the definite plural is sköterskorna.

Origin

sköta + -erska

Nearby common words

sköterska is number 2,792 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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