Swedish noun

en skräddare

tailor

Meaning

tailor

In Swedish: hantverkare som syr kläder

Forms

Forms of skräddare
Singular, indefiniteen skräddare
Singular, definiteskräddaren
Plural, indefiniteskräddare
Plural, definiteskräddarna

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

Practise skräddare

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Is it en skräddare or ett skräddare?

Questions

What does skräddare mean in English?

skräddare means “tailor”.

Is it en skräddare or ett skräddare?

It is en skräddare, and “the tailor” is skräddaren.

What is the plural of skräddare?

skräddare doesn't change in the plural: en skräddare, två skräddare (definite: skräddarna).

Origin

Derived from Middle Low German schrēdere, schrādere, schrȫder; see German schroten (“to grind, chip”) for more.

Nearby common words

skräddare is number 7,564 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 7,560applådera applaud, clap
  • 7,561dialog dialog (US), dialogue
  • 7,562hop heap, crowd
  • 7,563rastlös restless
  • 7,565buddha buddha (a great enlightened being or a depiction thereof), Buddha
  • 7,566getto ghetto
  • 7,567finne pimple, spot, Finn
  • 7,568spinna spin, purr
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